Alabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights
The state’s refusal to comply has been met with a revealing silence on the right.
When Judaism Went à la Carte
On the 50th anniversary of The Jewish Catalog
After 30 Years in Israel, I See My Country Differently
Inside the Israeli crack-up
Photos of the Week: Feathered Gorilla, Breaching Whale, Alphorn Festival
The Fencing World Championships in Italy, a bomb-damaged cathedral in Ukraine, a performance at the Lollapalooza Paris Festival, the Women's World Cup in Australia, and much more
Israel’s Avalanche
Our writers’ guide to the country’s turmoil—and decline of social trust
How Comedy Movies Are Changing
Plus: How to increase diversity at the top
TikTok Is Doing Something Very Un-TikTok
The famously discreet platform is making a clear pivot to shopping.
So Maybe Facebook Didn’t Ruin Politics
Large-scale experiments on social media, run behind the scenes during the 2020 election, suggest there is no simple fix for American democracy.
The Song That First Captured Sinéad O’Connor’s Power
Before “Nothing Compares 2 U” made her a household name, a single from the Irish singer’s first album established her as a creative force.
Devastating Wildfires on the Greek Island of Rhodes
Images of the fires burning across Rhodes, and those battling the blazes
How Jason Aldean Explains Donald Trump (And Vice Versa)
Like the former president, Aldean draws on the anxiety among GOP base voters.
American Family Life Should Not Be This Volatile
Welcome to the age of tremors.
Are You Plagued by the Feeling That Everyone Used to Be Nicer?
Don’t succumb. It’s a psychological illusion.
No One Deserves to Go to Harvard
But the only people who have to feel bad about “unearned access” are the beneficiaries of affirmative action.
‘It’s Really First-Class Work’
Watching Oppenheimer with Richard Rhodes, who wrote a definitive account of the Manhattan Project
Israel Has Already Lost
Israel hasn’t destroyed its democracy yet. But something similarly essential is already gone.
My Soccer Dreams Came True
Just not in the way I ever expected
Fatigue Can Shatter a Person
Everyday tiredness is nothing like the depleting symptom that people with long COVID and ME/CFS experience.
I Saw the Movie ‘They’ Don’t Want You to See
Sound of Freedom and the limits of culture-war marketing
How to Have Your Most Fulfilling Vacation Ever
Turning your leisure into learning offers the happiest holiday experience of all.