‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?
The dream of a phone without problems
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
How Orchid Hunters Complicate Colonial Narratives
They were sent to exploit foreign lands, but they were victims of exploitation themselves.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
What We Inherit From Our Parents
We’re not doomed to repeat their mistakes, or destined to mimic their best behavior.
The Birthright-Citizenship Case Isn’t Really About Birthright Citizenship
And there’s good reason for that.
How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance
You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.
The Darker Design Behind Trump’s $400 Million Plane
Through Qatar’s gift of a luxury jet, Trump has escalated American soft corruption to a garish new extreme.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
America Is Having a Showboater Moment
The Trump administration talks tough on crime but shrugs off the work of real law enforcement.
The Secret Cruelty of T. S. Eliot
Before she died, Emily Hale donated love letters she had received from the author while his wife was ill. Now public, the writings reveal his quiet duplicity.
Return of the Shaman
How visionary healers became a fixture of contemporary American culture and politics
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
What to Read to Understand Your Mom
These stories offer a starting point—and perhaps some insights—for those seeking perspective on their parent.
What Impossibly Wealthy Women Do for Love and Fulfillment
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, embraces old-fashioned domesticity on her new lifestyle series.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.