The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking
After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.
What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About
Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
A Palestinian American Sex and the City
Betty Shamieh’s debut novel is a rebellious rom-com.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
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.
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film
The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
You’re Going to Die. That’s a Good Thing.
If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
When Karen Bass Went to Work in Castro’s Cuba
In 1973, Bass, who’s now a potential Biden VP pick, traveled to Cuba with the Venceremos Brigade. “I didn’t have any illusions that the people in Cuba had the same freedoms I did,” she said.
Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores
Because of course they are.