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What the Next Phase of Trump’s Presidency Will Look Like

The president got his “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Can he sell it to voters?

Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore

Trump wants to slash NASA’s budget. A Real World star will lead the agency. But everything’s okay!

What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You

Once a place of utility, the supermarket is now an object of obsession.

The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating

This season of Love Island USA is a romance competition with very little romance.

The Talented Mr. Vance

J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.

Photos of the Week: Sea Bull, Rainbow Fortress, Sand Shogun

Cleanup and recovery efforts in central Texas, the Running of the Bulls in Spain, Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, swimming in the newly opened Seine River, and much more

Between ‘the Drive to Forget and the Obligation to Remember’

Argentina’s unfinished reckoning shows how difficult it can be to recover from state terror.

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse

Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.

Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust

The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.

He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.

How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America

How to Keep on the Sunny Side of Life

Ensuring a daily dose of sunlight will be good for your happiness.

‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy

The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.

The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine

How the left ended up disbelieving the science

The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

AI Will Never Be Your Kid’s Friend

Chatbots may seem fun, but they rob children of important lessons in how to be human.

Why Can’t Americans Sleep?

Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.