The Pandas at the National Zoo Became Part of My Family
I will never forget you, and what you did for me and my mother.
Three Paths Toward the Meaning of Life
“Who in the world am I?” asks Alice in Wonderland. It turns out that business school has a useful theory to help you answer that.
New York Is Too Expensive to Even Visit
The city has cracked down on hotel construction and short-term rentals, with predictable results.
A Billion-Dollar Bet on Local News
We’re making a $500 million investment. The other half is up to you.
Mr. One Percent
Doug Burgum is running for president, whether people realize it or not.
Elon Musk’s Unrecognizable App
X has become a tool for its owner to do whatever he wants.
A Modest Proposal to Save Mothers’ Lives
Hospitals rarely offer physical and occupational therapy after childbirth. Perhaps they should.
Tiny Climate Crises Are Adding Up to One Big Disaster
Billion-dollar disasters are breaking records, but the accumulation of small disasters can be devastating too.
Think Strategy, Not Tactics
If we wish to understand the war’s likely course, we must ask how both sides conceive their objectives and the broadest ways in which they intend to use force to achieve them.
A War to End All Wars Between Israel and Palestine
As bad as things are, I resist giving in to despair.
Two Diverging Approaches to Social Justice
“The problem with this dilemma you pose is that it takes a great deal of ‘wisdom’ to know when to apply either approach,” one reader argues.
The Heart
A poem for Wednesday
A Movie About the Singular Intensity of Endurance Athletes
Annette Bening’s portrayal of a legendary swimmer in Nyad ultimately succumbs to narrative cliché.
The Election Reform That Could Help Republicans in a Swing State
Newly enacted in Pennsylvania by a Democratic governor, automatic voter registration might boost Trump in 2024.
Donald Trump Deserves a Fair Trial
Just like anyone else.
People Are Worrying About the Wrong Downtowns
Outside the “superstar” coastal markets, many central business districts were in danger even before the pandemic.
Israel’s Dangerous Delusion
No third party will step in to govern Gaza.
The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere
In her new book about facial recognition, Kashmir Hill shows how our expectations of privacy have been rewritten over the past few years.
Could the Courts Actually Take Trump Off the Ballot?
A group of voters in Colorado are trying to use the Fourteenth Amendment to keep the former president’s name off the state’s 2024 ballot.
Taylor Swift’s Tinder Masterpiece
Her album 1989 charmingly nailed a shared experience of dating as a marketplace.
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