Six Books That Will Jolt Your Senses Awake
Reading can help us cultivate a more patient, attentive state of mind by highlighting the beauty present in our day-to-day lives.
Critics of the TikTok Bill Are Missing the Point
America has a long history of shielding infrastructure and communication platforms from foreign control.
Germany’s Zombie Government Is Fueling the Far Right
Extremists stand to benefit from the problems the ruling coalition won’t solve.
The Problem With ‘Affordable’ Child Care
The service is essential to families and communities. It should be free.
There Was No Russian Election
Vladimir Putin staged an elaborate charade—so why did some Western media outlets play along?
The British Right’s Favorite Sex Offender
What does a conservative magazine do when a columnist is convicted of attempted rape?
How America Got Scammed
Modern fraudsters are taking advantage of social isolation and insecurities—and Americans of all ages are falling prey.
Truman Capote’s Ultimate Weapon
FX’s Feud showed how attention can be wielded to comfort—and to wound.
Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem
The case for teaching coders to speak French
War-Gaming for Democracy
I went to an exercise imagining the first day of a second Trump presidency—and left with some unsettling questions.
A Glowing Petunia Could Radicalize Your View of Plants
A bioluminescent petunia could help people recognize plants for the complex creatures they are.
The Dead-Enders of the Reagan-Era GOP
Mike Pence’s non-endorsement of Donald Trump only underlines how irrevocably the Republican Party has left traditional conservatism behind and embraced radical populism.
The Ego Has Crash-Landed
If Donald Trump loses November’s election, it will be for one reason: He can’t help making it all about himself.
The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs
A new treatment can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.
Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead
For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.
Caitlin Clark Is Just the Beginning
After decades of treatment as second-class citizens, female college athletes are surpassing men in popularity, interest, and financial potential.
The Worst Argument for Youth Transition
Andrea Long Chu says the unpopular part out loud.
Christine Blasey Ford Testifies Again
Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.
Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics
The Kremlin continues its clumsy nuclear games with threats to send Russian weapons to Belarus.
Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race
Transparency, or the appearance of it, is the technology’s new norm.