The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals
A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others.
The Crucial Factor of the Stormy Daniels Case
The case has one important advantage the others don’t.
The Bone-Marrow-Transplant Revolution
Finding a matched donor has always been the major challenge. A drug has solved that problem.
The Paradox of the American Labor Movement
It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.
Abolish DEI Statements
Assessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice
There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs
Supercheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one.
How to Be Less Busy and More Happy
If you feel too rushed even to read this, then your life could use a change.
The New Rules of Political Journalism
In this election, the reporting strategies of the past will not be enough.
The Trump Trial’s Extraordinary Opening
The first days of the criminal case against the former president have been mundane, even boring—and that’s remarkable.
The New Empress of Self-Help Is a TikTok Star
Keila Shaheen outsold Oprah Winfrey with a journaling book marketed through TikTok. Now what?
Women in Menopause Are Getting Short Shrift
They could benefit from a diversity of hormones, empathy about their experience, and a frank approach to sexuality—all hallmarks of trans health care.
The Bicycles of World War II
Images of some of the many ways people put bicycles to use during the Second World War
Something Weird Is Happening With Caesar Salads
With chefs tossing in pig ear, tequila, and other wacky ingredients, when does a classic dish become something other than itself?
Biden’s Safe, Polite Campaign Stop in Scranton
The president’s kitchen-table issues approach seems to lack true vision.
The Rape Denialists
Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7?
The Jews Aren’t Taking Away TikTok
But conspiracy theories that say otherwise are coming for democracy itself.
The Vale of Cashmere
A short story
Finding Justice in Palestine
The question of Israel and Palestine must be reframed and recalibrated.
Finding Jurors for an Unprecedented Trial
The criminal trial of an ex-president is new territory for the court system.
Gaza Is Dividing Democrats
No recent Democratic president has faced such fierce internal conflict over a foreign-policy issue.
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