Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
Another Moderate Republican Opts Out
For the likes of Don Bacon, quitting Congress has become a familiar endgame.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media
The Problem With ‘Move to Higher Ground’
Even emergency alerts that reach people can be unclear.
Notes From an Israeli Pacifist
Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.