The Secret Service’s Day of Reckoning Approaches
An indictment of former President Donald Trump would offer the agency a chance to restore its tarnished reputation.
A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research
Animal ‘personalities’ are forcing scientists to rethink basic research.
Friendship, 1963
A poem for Sunday
The Allure of Messy Reddit Stories
Jerusalem Demsas’s culture and entertainment picks include Children of Time, Vampire Weekend, and chasing down stories people tell—or make up—on Reddit.
Notes on a Weird Week
Dead-tree media: good. VC business model: bad.
What Made Taylor Swift’s Concert Unbelievable
At her epic opening show, the pop star played 44 songs and conjured actual magic.
Trump Did It Again
If arrested, he’s called on “protesters” to come to his defense.
The Decline of Strict Etiquette
As social norms relax, new behaviors can pop up to take their place.
A Devastating Toxin Is Bubbling Up From the Permafrost
Rising temperatures are releasing mercury into the Arctic.
What People Still Don’t Get About Bailouts
Good financial-crisis management is about doing what it takes to stop the contagion.
Sometimes, Consensus Can Be Ruinous
The Iraq War revealed the downside of cooperation and national unity.
Who Would You Be If the World Ended?
The Last of Us asks a hard question that is about more than love.
The Freedom and Frustration of Cars
Readers share mixed opinions on life behind the wheel.
GPT-4 Has the Memory of a Goldfish
Large language models know a lot but can’t remember much at all.
The Gift of Rereading
Returning to a book you’ve already finished is an underrated pursuit in a fast-paced world: Your weekly guide to the best in books
So Where Were the Regulators?
If the oversight agencies, from the Fed down, were doing their job, SVB and Signature Bank would still be in business, instead of being bailed out.
You Can’t Define Woke
The word is not a viable descriptor for anyone who is critical of the many serious excesses of the left yet remains invested in reaching beyond their own echo chamber.
The Four Quadrants of American Politics
Why Congress doesn’t work
Photos of the Week: Marsh Maze, Volcanic Ash, Dying Star
Early cherry blossoms in Tokyo, heavy snowfall in California, a festival of lights in Croatia, emotional displays at the Academy Awards, a heavy frost in England, and much more
DeSantis Will Betray Ukraine for MAGA Votes
The two GOP front-runners are selling out a democracy at war.
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