What Happens When the U.S. Overestimates Its Power
American leaders keep overestimating their control over events in the Middle East, Ukraine, and around the world.
Sandra Day O’Connor, the Mom Next Door—And So Much More
We were neighbors when I was growing up in Phoenix, Arizona. She was always the adult I looked up to.
The Curtain Falls on George Santos
I spoke with my colleague Russell Berman about the expulsion of the New York representative, and what it indicates about the future of the Republican Party.
2023 Space-Telescope Advent Calendar
Every day until Monday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of two space telescopes.
Expelling George Santos Was a Mistake
Forcing the New York representative out of the House after a conviction would have been justified; pushing him out beforehand is not.
George Santos Was Finally Too Much for Republicans
The New York representative’s brief congressional career was finished by a decisive vote to expel him. He was a performer until the end.
HBD, GPT
Reconsidering the chatbot that changed everything
Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint
Even wild animals can aggravate climate change.
What a Classical-Music Critic Reads
Anthony Tommasini, the former chief classical-music critic for The New York Times, recommends books and music.
Ron DeSantis Debates His Grievances
For Gavin Newsom, the TV exposure had a clear logic. But for the Florida governor, all that was apparent was his psychic need.
May December Exposes the Art of Self-Deception
Todd Haynes’s film is a beautiful, terrible nesting doll of a story with a uniquely twisted core.
She Made the Pop Album of the Year. But Is She a Pop Star?
The 29-year-old singer-songwriter Amaarae is trying to bring wide-screen ambition back in the TikTok age.
Inflation Is Your Fault
If people are so mad about high prices, why do they keep buying so many expensive things?
What Kissinger Didn’t Understand
His blindness to human suffering was, in the end, both a moral failure and a strategic one.
What If Americans Are Happy at Work?
Persistent employment misery is a myth.
Meet the Super SPAC
The political group No Labels is creating a shell campaign. It will acquire a candidate later.
Photos of the Week: Origami Mosaic, Ice Web, Monkey Festival
The Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, a funeral service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia, an eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, hostage and prisoner releases in Israel and the West Bank, and much more
The Murky Shoplifting Narrative
Perceptions of an increase in retail theft are fueling changes to policy and the experience of shopping.
Admit It, the Cybertruck Is Awesome
The world needs weirder EVs.
One Year In, ChatGPT’s Legacy Is Clear
The technology is less important than the ideas it represents.