Dean Phillips Has a Warning for Democrats
The Minnesota representative’s presidential bid could jolt his party out of complacency—or gift the presidency to Donald Trump.
Why Israel Should Obey Geneva Even When Its Enemies Do Not
It has more to gain from sticking to the international conventions that govern the lawful conduct of war than it does from seeking reckless vengeance against Hamas.
‘The Whole Country Has PTSD’
A conversation with the Israeli short-story writer Etgar Keret about grieving, and whether writing can ease the pain
Sadness and Triumph at a Massachusetts Boarding School
Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is a pitch-perfect dramedy from a master of the form.
Driverless Cars Are Losing to Driver-ish Cars
The self-driving revolution is hiding in plain sight.
Why America Doesn’t Build
Even green-energy projects get quashed by local opposition.
Hamas Is Not ISIS
The two groups are not the same, and their differences are likely to matter as this war proceeds.
Tell Me How This Ends
The Israeli operation faces the same question that ultimately vexed the American project in Iraq: What comes next?
Photos of the Week: Foggy Telescope, Golden Angel, Wax Rock
Storm damage in a Denmark harbor, shrimp fishing on a Belgian beach, the WNBA-championship victory parade in Las Vegas, anguish and sorrow in Israel and Gaza, and much more
The Meaning of Terrorism
When tragedy strikes, we should be careful about how we describe it.
‘How Much Blood Is Your Fun Worth?’
I saw the gun-violence epidemic—and my relationship to it as a gun owner—as an abstraction. Then a mass shooting happened in the little city where I work.
The Cost of War Will Be Counted in Children’s Lives
Thousands of kids have reportedly died since this war began. Those who survive might be scarred forever.
What Scares Jordan Peele?
Jordan Peele and N. K. Jemisin on the subversive goals of Black horror in their new anthology, Out There Screaming.
Are Pet Cloners Happy With Their Choice?
You can replicate an animal’s DNA, but you can’t re-create its relationship with a human.
Dobbs’s Confounding Effect on Abortion Rates
More than a dozen states have banned abortion. Why are rates still going up nationally?
India’s Hindu Extremists Are Trolling the Israel Conflict
The surprising source of the fake videos clogging up social-media feeds
Will Republicans Pay a Price for Extremism?
Trump is becoming more aggressive on immigration than ever before.
We’ve Never Seen Anything Like the Menendez Indictment
The case against the New Jersey senator has the potential to reshape how America deals with foreign agents.
Biden Says Goodbye to Tweezer Economics
Forty years of plucking out regulations didn’t deliver the growth that was promised. So the administration is trying something very different.
The Hero Gen Z Needs
Snoopy can’t help but feel overwhelmed in a tumultuous world. Sound familiar?