The Perverse Consequences of Tuition-Free Medical School
The latest philanthropic trend, no matter how well intended, might be making health-care inequality worse.
Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh
The backlash against the world’s most hated font may finally be ending.
A Moon-Size Hole in Cat Research
Is the waning gibbous driving my cat insane?
The Invasion That Wasn’t
Conspiracy theories in small-town Alabama
What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Middle East?
Markets, weapons, and a deal, any deal, are likely to matter more than Israeli-Palestinian peace.
A Dissident Is Built Different
How did Alexei Navalny stand up to a totalitarian regime?
The Case Against Pessimism
The West has to believe that democracy will prevail.
Michael Keaton’s Simple Trick on SNL
The actor can go from “regular guy” to awkward eccentric in a heartbeat.
Tripping on Nothing
New, non-hallucinogenic versions of psychedelics are blurring the boundaries of the drug trip.
Sunday Morning
A poem
Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked
Conflict in the Middle East always used to mean a spike in gas prices. So what’s changed?
Five Stories for Autumn Lovers
These Sunday reads look at the shifting fall season, how Starbucks perfected the pumpkin spice latte, and more.
The Farmers Subletting Their Fields to Birds
Farmers are temporarily transforming their fields into much-needed wetlands.
The Final Weeks
With just over two weeks until Election Day, will the candidates’ shifting campaign rhetoric sway any new voters?
The Real Differences Between Introverts and Extroverts
Understanding these two types of personalities can help us better understand how personality is formed.
What Elon Musk Really Wants
The Tesla and X mogul has long dreamed of redesigning the world in his own extreme image. Trump may be his Trojan horse.
Sinwar’s Death Changes Nothing
The Gaza war will go on until both sides stop wanting it to.
Trump’s ‘Day of Love’ Caps a Bizarre Week
The former president’s mental coherence continues to unravel in public.
Two People Will Decide What Comes of Sinwar’s Death
Freedom for the hostages, or more of the same?
Big Tech Has Given Itself an AI Deadline
Why are AI execs suddenly saying that superintelligence is just around the corner?
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