Cows Have Almost Certainly Infected More Than Two People With Bird Flu
Protecting dairy workers from further spread will be crucial to containing the outbreak.
The Brooklyn Sequel Asks the Most American of Questions About Immigration
In his new novel, Colm Tóibín explores the twinned relationship between Ireland and America.
Praising Trump With Faint Damnation
How can people who claim to be followers of Jesus support a man of undisguised moral degeneracy?
Russia’s Psychological Warfare Against Ukraine
“There is a battle going on between two worldviews, but the divisions aren’t geographical. They’re in people’s heads.”
What Monastic Mystics Got Right About Life
If this path to happiness worked for Saint Thomas Aquinas, it can work for you.
OpenAI Should Have Gone Way Beyond Scarlett Johansson
The future of AI voice assistants will be weird.
Nikki Haley Surrendered, but Not Her Voters
Republican primary voters turned to Haley to oppose Trump, and their commitment hasn’t changed.
The OpenAI Dustup Signals a Bigger Problem
A conversation with Charlie Warzel about the unsettling implications of Scarlett Johansson’s feud with OpenAI
The British Prime Minister Bowed to the Inevitable
Why did Rishi Sunak just call a surprise election?
The Twisted Logic of Trump’s Attacks on Judges
Trump’s remarks about the judge overseeing his criminal trial are an attack on the bedrock of the American justice system.
How Do the Families of the Hamas Hostages Endure the Agony?
If you’re Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents, by crusading nonstop for his and other hostages’ release.
Ozempic Patients Need an Off-Ramp
These drugs are meant to be taken for life, but not everyone can afford to.
What Happens When Desire Fuels a Life
R. O. Kwon’s new novel, Exhibit, takes an expansive view of the things that women are punished for wanting.
Why Is Charlie Kirk Selling Me Food Rations?
The Turning Point USA founder hosts a podcast that is dire and polemical—especially the ads.
A Peace Deal That Seems Designed to Fail
Saudi Arabia knows that Israel will be the fall guy when this agreement falls apart.
Nothing Is a Body
A poem for Wednesday
The Difference Between Polls and Public Opinion
What respondents tell pollsters doesn’t always make sense. But working out policy complexities isn’t the average voter’s job.
The Great Academic Squirm
To demand that universities take an institutional stand on issues of the day is to misunderstand their role.
Michael Cohen’s Credibility Paradox
Are jurors prepared to believe the testimony of an admitted liar?
OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game
The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI’s raw deal: It’s happening, and you can’t stop it.