Scenes from Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival
Images from this year’s Songkran festival, marking the traditional Thai New Year
Trump’s Bad Poker Hand
Plus: an interview with Ontario Premier Doug Ford
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
What Silicon Valley Knew About Tech-Bro Paternalism
The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.
One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter
The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong.
Do You Have Your Cootie Shot?
The classic kids’ game teaches a lesson about public health that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to learn.
Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality
The problem for government employees isn’t just low morale. It’s the manufactured chaos.
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.
Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE
First came the chaos. Next comes the retribution.
DOGE Is Making the IRS a Tip Jar for Public Services
Sabotaging the agency’s work amounts to an inducement for the ultra-rich to treat taxes as a voluntary contribution.
Mario Vargas Llosa’s Question for the Trump Era
The Nobel Prize–winning novelist, who died this week, traveled through both literature and politics with a heedlessness you had to admire.
They Never Thought Trump Would Have Them Deported
The administration’s drive to carry out the largest campaign in history has ensnared people who didn’t see themselves as targets.
What the Courts Can Still Do to Constrain Trump
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case is a test for the rule of law.
How to Say No to the President
My father taught me that American values are nothing without those who have the courage to uphold them.
Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse
Events have forced the Islamic Republic to negotiate with the United States.
Dear James: I’m Dreading My Family Vacation
I want to enjoy the time with my relatives, but they trigger me.
Trump’s Harvard Whiplash
The demands the Trump administration is placing on the university are internally contradictory.
What Jonathan Haidt Thought When He Watched Adolescence
“The internet is just not a good place to let your child roam free 24/7.”
By the Time Political Violence Gets Worse, It Will Be Too Late
The arson at Josh Shapiro’s residence is the latest harrowing attack on democratic norms.
Republicans Are Right About Soda
Public-health groups are tying themselves in knots over a GOP crackdown on the sugary drink.