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The Stranger Things Effect Comes for the Novel
A crop of stories is responding to the fakery of the digital age by embracing the realness of analog objects.
The Near Misses at Airports Have Been Telling Us Something
The deadly crash over the Potomac River is the culmination of an alarming pattern.
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
Don’t Politicize Aviation Safety
The tragic airliner crash in Washington underscores the risks of cavalier changes to regulatory agencies.
The War for Your Attention
Chris Hayes explains how bad it’s really gotten.
Your FOMO Is Trying to Tell You Something
Maybe you are missing out.
The Memo That Shocked the White House
The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual approval process.
RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Facebook’s parent company has reached a deal with the president, and Elon Musk’s platform says it’s negotiating its own settlement.
Is This How Reddit Ends?
The site has become a reservoir of humanity on the web. Now it, too, is turning to AI.
There Is a Strategy Behind the Chaos
The drama over federal-grant spending this week isn’t mere disorganization; it’s part of a broader effort to remake the government from the inside.
Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
Trump’s mass-deportation plans could come back to hurt the U.S.
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1975
Half a century ago, the Vietnam War came to an end with the fall of Saigon, the blockbuster movie Jaws was released, and so much more.
It’s Not Amateur Hour Anymore
Trump’s team is savvy and has been planning to remake the federal government for years.
The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
What’s Guiding Trump’s Early Moves
Trump claims to be focused on national security, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
Gulag Humor Is Now Everywhere in D.C.
You’re so vain, you probably think this retribution is about you.
The Problem With $TRUMP
Democracy is for “we, the people”—not “them, the owners of memecoins.”
This Is About More Than RFK Jr.
A day for pseudoscience in Congress
‘Malicious Compliance’ Is Not the Issue With Trump’s Executive Orders
The president’s decrees are deliberately sweeping and chaotic.