The Unlikely Friendship Behind an Oscar Favorite
No Other Land, about the destruction of a West Bank community, offers a glimmer of hope in the bond between an Israeli and a Palestinian.
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
RFK Jr., America’s Leading Advocate for Getting Measles
Contrary to what the health secretary says, the outbreak of disease in Texas is, in fact, unusual.
Trump Tests the Courts
An ambitious plan to expand the power of the presidency is just getting started.
There Was Never a Movie Star Like Gene Hackman
The veteran actor reimagined the face of a Hollywood leading man.
Trump’s Cheat Code for Thinning Out the Health Agencies
It’s not just layoffs that are leading to a brain drain.
Who Counts as a Hillbilly—And Who Gets to Decide?
Appalachia exists as much in myth as in literal geography.
My Mom’s Guide to the Art of Living
Learning how to experience things more fully is a key to greater happiness.
What Trump Is Really After in the Middle East
Don’t let “Trump Gaza” fool you.
The Five Eyes Have Noticed
The intelligence community watches as Trump shakes up the world order.
Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
The Problem With Optimism in a Crisis
If you’re alarmed by Donald Trump’s hoarding of executive power and efforts to dismantle the federal government, then maybe you should be.
The Island Nation Whose History Reflects America’s
Rich Benjamin’s new book reveals a shared spirit between the world’s first Black republic and the United States.
It’s Weird That Eggs Were Ever Cheap
What were we thinking, buying so many of these fragile, messy, remarkable ovals?
The Democrats’ Working-Class Problem Gets Its Close-Up
A group that spent heavily to defeat Trump is now devoting millions to study voters who were once aligned with the Democratic Party but have since strayed.
How Ross Douthat’s Proselytizing Falls Short
The columnist’s new book, Believe, argues for religion from a rational perspective. It won’t make a believer out of me.
Grad School Is in Trouble
The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat
Control. Alt. Delete.
Government via keyword is not “efficiency.” It is an abuse of power.
Tax Season Just Got More Confusing
The IRS was starting to modernize—then the Trump administration intervened.
Jeff Bezos’s Hypocritical Assertion of Power
His decision will only make The Washington Post a weaker institution.
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