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What Nikki Haley (Maybe) Learned in New Hampshire

In the final days before the primary, she showed herself more willing to attack Donald Trump and seize the ample vulnerabilities he provides. It’s a start.

The Suburbs Have Become a Ponzi Scheme

A new book looks at how white families depleted the resources of the suburbs and left more recent Black and Latino residents “holding the bag.”

We’ve Forgotten How to Use Computers

The mouse is sorely missed.

This Is Really Happening

How did the country end up with a choice that most of its voters don’t want?

The Biden Campaign’s New Abortion Messaging

With an eye toward taking on Trump in a general election, the president is leaning into reproductive rights as a talking point.

Readers on the Morality of Pornography

“I regard pornography as the fast food of sex: A little bit here and there won’t hurt anyone, but it’s not something to consume regularly,” one reader argues.

The Youths Really Like Anyone but You

Gen Z audiences are turning the film into a word-of-mouth hit weeks after its opening.

Biden’s Democracy-Defense Credo Does Not Serve U.S. Interests

Centering U.S. foreign policy on this principle is destabilizing abroad and divisive at home.

Eight Books to Take With You on a Road Trip

In these titles, the open highway sparks a reaction between a character and the unknown.

Can Biden Win a Primary He Ignored?

To save the president from a humiliating defeat in New Hampshire, a small group of supporters is running an unprecedented write-in campaign on his behalf.

First in the Nation—And Last?

This year, New Hampshire’s famous presidential contest seems more like a final whimper than a first salvo.

The DeSantis-Campaign Implosion Was Inevitable

And not just because he was a poor candidate

Gummy Vitamins Are Just Candy

The false promise of sweet, chewy supplements

Winners of the 2023 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest

Some of the top images from the 14 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition

This Bud’s for Him

Ron DeSantis reached for Churchill, but came up with a line from a Budweiser ad.

Prepare for a ‘Gray Swan’ Climate

The next climate extremes are both predictable and unprecedented, and they’re coming on fast.

Why Rich People Don’t Cover Their Windows

An unexpected status symbol has become a fixture of high-end homes.

The Powerhouse of the Cell Is Also a Chatterbox

Mitochondria communicate across the body, potentially slowing down the aging process.

When Writing About Your Children Is a Form of Betrayal

A new novel argues that telling one’s own story is necessary and meaningful, regardless of the consequences.

Alabama Gets Ready for Its Gas-Execution Experiment

After submitting Kenneth Eugene Smith to a failed lethal-injection execution in 2022, the state is now preparing to try again, this time with a novel method.