A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism
The person charged with attacking an American Jewish gathering and killing two Israeli-embassy aides disingenuously invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.
Trump’s National-Security Disaster
Trump’s vandalism of the national-security structure, Signalgate, and a conversation with Susan Rice
The Long War That Ended Last Week
The PKK is disarming. Can Turkey keep the peace?
The World That ‘Wages for Housework’ Wanted
The 1970s campaign fought to get women paid for their work in the home—and envisioned a society built to better support motherhood.
A Striking Moment in American Activism
A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
OpenAI’s Ambitions Just Became Crystal Clear
But when you promise the world a revolutionary new product, it helps to have actually built one.
New Global Financial Order
Google’s New AI Puts Breasts on Minors—And J. D. Vance
A feature that lets you virtually try on clothes has a dangerous flaw.
Trump’s Real Secretary of State
How the president’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
Time for Scary Movies to Make Us Laugh Again
Final Destination has nailed down a formula that other horror films should learn from.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
But she doesn’t.
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.
My street got leveled by 150-mph winds. Why do I feel somehow at ease?
An Awkward Truth About American Work
Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.
Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?
The dream of a phone without problems
Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard
I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him but not for her?