A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe
Putin’s not-so-quiet sabotage campaign against European democracies
The Scientist vs. the Machine
What happened when AI took over these researchers’ jobs?
No One Cares That the Chimpanzee Is Singing
The musical biopic Better Man is so much more than its curious gimmick.
Harvard Didn’t Break America
Readers respond to our December 2024 cover story and more.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
Iran’s Return to Pragmatism
The events of 2024 shifted the balance of power in the Middle East—and inside Iran.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Not Just Sober-Curious, but Neo-Temperate
How sobriety went from a radical social movement to a tool of self-optimization
I Have a Huge Crush on a Writer
Should I reach out to her?
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Narendra Modi’s Populist Facade Is Cracking
India is now a testing ground for whether demagoguery or deteriorating living conditions exert a greater sway on voters.
The Case for Brain Rot
The new language of the internet is both mind-numbing and irresistible.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
What to Read When the Odds Are Against You
Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.
A Holocaust Novel Confronts Fiction’s Limits
Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the atrocity turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.
What Not to Wear
The false promise of seasonal-color analysis
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Where Han Kang’s Nightmares Come From
In her novels, the South Korean Nobel laureate returns again and again to her country’s bloody past.