Living Through the End of California
In a new book, Manjula Martin faces up to the way the altered environment of her home state will change her life forever.
Nature Doesn’t Care Where a Species Is From
A new study finds that large herbivores have the same impact on plant diversity whether they’re native or introduced.
Colleges Are Lying to Their Students
They aren’t teaching them “how to think.”
The New Luddites Aren’t Backing Down
Activists are organizing to combat generative AI and other technologies—and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process.
Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country
The Islamic Republic shouted its hatred of the West from the rooftops for decades. Many Westerners opted not to hear.
Uncancel Woodrow Wilson
Despised as a racist by today’s left and a tyrant by today’s right, the 28th president championed a set of values that our politics sorely lack.
Why Wall Street Won’t Stop Trump
American business elites would prefer a strong economy without a resurgent labor movement, which is exactly what Trump is offering.
Photos of the Week: Wrapped Shuttle, Pearl Farm, Masquerade Games
The world’s largest cruise ship setting sail from Miami, dolphins fleeing orcas near San Diego, widespread farmer protests in Europe, a Republic Day parade in India, and much more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Persistent Power in Silicon Valley
The Meta CEO has been overshadowed in recent years by more antic-prone tech executives. But he’s still very much a power broker.
The Apple Watch May Have a Calorie Problem
I tied myself into knots trying to close its little red ring.
Stopping a School Shooting
The “Coward of Broward” reexamined
Revisiting America’s Most Radical Experiment
The Reconstruction era is not just a distant, bygone time. It’s also a living history.
Eight Novels That Truly Capture City Life
Only some of these titles tell happy stories, but they are all reminders of what is possible in metropolises.
Deer Are Beta-Testing a Nightmare Disease
Prion diseases are poorly understood, and this one is devastating.
The Real AI Weapons Are Drones, Not Nukes
Hollywood imagined that computers would launch a nuclear missile, but self-guided aircraft are what’s truly changing the nature of combat.
Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad
Americans who most reap the benefits of marriage are the same class who get to declare monogamy passé and boring.
Why You’re Better Off Not Borrowing
The less debt you carry, the happier you’ll be.
The Disorienting Beauty of ‘Africa & Byzantium’
A landmark exhibition offers a new history of art.
Lost Photographs of Black America
A trove of images from the 1960s and ’70s, discovered in a Swedish bank vault, offers new perspectives on the past—and the present.
Ukraine Needs American Weapons, Not More GOP Drama
The GOP’s moral collapse threatens global security.
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