Is the Biden-Netanyahu Relationship Rupturing?
“If you flash back to the rupture during the Obama administration, Joe Biden was always the person who stepped in and tried to find a way to make it better.”
The Inner World of the Teen
Their stage of life defies clear categorization.
The Real Issue With Netflix’s 3 Body Problem
In adapting a sweeping and cerebral trilogy for TV, the new show forgets one of the original story’s biggest themes.
Why Trump Won’t Stop Suing the Media and Losing
His lawsuits against the press are expensive and futile—and a lot more rational than they appear.
America’s Climate Boomtowns Are Waiting
Rising temperatures could push millions of people north.
The Angst Behind China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Youth
For young people, the dissent that briefly kindled protests against pandemic lockdowns has settled into a malaise of vague discontent.
We’re All Just Fodder
What Kate Middleton proved about the internet
How America Stopped Trusting the Experts
A conversation with Tom Nichols about American narcissism, the pandemic, and declining trust
I Hope You All Feel Terrible Now
How the internet—and Stephen Colbert—hounded Kate Middleton into revealing her diagnosis
The Wrong Way to Study AI in College
Computer-science students are being shielded from the liberal arts. That may be a problem.
It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem
There’s a better approach to keeping users safe.
Reading as a Sensory Experience
In this novel, the act of seeing is an art in itself.
The Shohei Ohtani Betting Scandal Won’t Be the Last
If the world’s most famous baseball player can be implicated in allegations of illegal gambling, what else is happening in the shadows?
Trump Would Break the Budget
No one is talking enough about one of the most important policy choices at stake in this election.
Sydney Sweeney’s Growing Empire
The horror movie Immaculate demonstrates just why the actor is becoming so unavoidable.
When Experts Fail
They saved us from disaster during the pandemic—but they also made costly errors.
Whatever Happened to the Urban Doom Loop?
America’s superstar cities have avoided the post-pandemic death spiral—so far, anyway.
Photos of the Week: Green River, Fire Ritual, Space Needle
A massive ballet class in Mexico City, the Night of Ghosts festival in Greece, severe tornado damage in Indiana, a St. Patrick's Day parade in Tokyo, and much more
Is the Shorter Workweek All It Promises to Be?
Working fewer hours might not cure all that ails the American worker.
No Parent Can Make Home-Cooked Meals All the Time
Baby-food pouches are unavoidable.