The Cars Always Win
New York’s stalled congestion-pricing plan was a rare chance to try something different in American transportation.
The Free-Trial Trap
How much of the subscription economy relies on people forgetting to cancel?
OpenAI Is Just Facebook Now
Facing one controversy after the next, the artificial-intelligence company enters a new phase.
Does Med School Have a DEI Problem?
As medicine becomes more politicized, a debate is raging over what it means for patient care.
The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had Enough
“Now that he is a convicted felon, he’s completely unfit.”
The Most Consequential TV Show in History
A new book about The Apprentice reveals how the 45th president was shaped by tawdry reality-TV culture.
The Ghost of Johnnie Taylor Reflects
A poem for Wednesday
NASA Finally Has an Alternative to SpaceX
After years of complications, Boeing has launched astronauts to space for the first time.
India Is Starting to See Through Modi’s Nationalist Myth
The prime minister claimed the support of a Hindu god. His country didn’t buy it.
Trump Will Never Rule Out a Bad Option
No matter how terrible
The Near Future of Deepfakes Just Got Way Clearer
India’s election was ripe for a crisis of AI misinformation. It didn’t happen.
The Future of Labor
Can workers’ power grow, even if union membership does not?
This Show Understands the Absurdity of Modern Existence
The mesmerizing new HBO series Fantasmas isn’t exactly funny—but it is entirely relatable.
Europe Braces for Trump’s Return
A conversation with McKay Coppins about America’s bruised international reputation
Lara Trump Failed the Hogan Test
The Republican Party is turning away from candidates who support the rule of law.
The Most Beautiful Stroke in Tennis
The value of the single-handed backhand lay not in a player’s strength but in his creativity.
How I Became the Ken Jennings of the New Yorker Caption Contest
I hold the competition’s all-time record. And I might have some insight into how you can beat me at my own game.
When the Culture Wars Came for the Theater
A new book sees the reactionary response to a New Deal–era arts initiative as a precursor to today’s cultural divisions.
Stop Trying to Understand Kafka
His parables aren’t supposed to make sense.
Who Really Benefits From the Great Remote-Work Experiment?
According to one study, women with more job experience suffer the most.