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The Houthis Have Backed Iran Into a Corner

A militia Tehran helped build may be dragging the country to war.

How Octavia Butler Told the Future

We need her conception of “histofuturism” now more than ever.

Is Economic Pessimism the Media’s Fault?

Americans say the economy is worse than it is. According to a new study, so does newspaper coverage.

China Won’t Leave Taiwan’s Election to the Taiwanese

Taiwan is beating back efforts to subvert Saturday’s vote.

A Musical Reboot That Can’t Cross the Generational Gap

The reboot of the classic teen comedy Mean Girls sands off its source material’s edges, to mixed results.

Exile Changes You Forever

Hisham Matar’s new novel looks at the price of being forced out of one’s home and the impossibility of ever really going back again.

January 6 Is Exactly What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Talking About

And ignoring its clear dictate is a dangerous choice to make.

American Universities Are Post-truth

Neither conservatives nor liberals trust academic institutions, because they are dishonest.

Photos of the Week: Island Rescue, Bighorn Lift, Silly Walk

A “No Trousers Tube Ride” in London, a high-mountain waterfall in Switzerland, the 2024 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, wearable-tech displays in Las Vegas, and much more

The Feeling of Losing Snow

A conversation with Zoë Schlanger on the sense of loss that comes when climate change transforms winter.

America Is Having a Senior Moment on Vaccines

Many of the people most at risk of dying aren’t getting COVID shots.

‘Control Your Client’

Donald Trump’s disrespect for the law was on prominent display in a Manhattan courtroom earlier today.

The Flaw That Could Ruin Generative AI

A technical problem known as “memorization” is at the heart of recent lawsuits that pose a significant threat to generative-AI companies.

Why Britain Can’t Quit the Monarchy

The Crown is dead, long live the Crown.

Pressuring Israel Works

The U.S. provided a detailed list of steps, symbolic and concrete, that would prevent the West Bank from becoming another front in the war.

Nikki Haley Could Surprise Us

Her path is narrow but real.

Plagiarism Is the Next ‘Fake News’

Something much simpler than generative AI is driving the new culture war.

The Frosty Republican Sideshow in Des Moines

Only two candidates took the stage in the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucus.

The Barcode Engineered Its Own Downfall

For decades, the tiny symbol has been the plumbing of global capitalism. It might finally be replaced.

The Woman Fighting Russia’s Carceral State

Evgenia Kara-Murza has traveled the world to speak out about her husband’s imprisonment and to advocate for the Kremlin’s countless other political prisoners.