Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
Photos of Carnival 2025 Around the World
Images from some of this year’s varied Carnival parades and celebrations
No One Wins a Trade War
Protective tariffs risk triggering a cycle of escalation that ends well for no one.
Conan O’Brien Understood the Assignment
The Oscars host was silly and serious by turns—and delightfully in control of the evening.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny
A Thriller That’s Most Fun When It’s Boring
Even the most mundane moments are riveting in the new deep-sea drama film Last Breath.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Germany’s incoming leader is an unlikely force for change.
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
It’s time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed. If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here’s what has to change.
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis
By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff. The ripple effects could last for years.
The Great Forgetting
Andrew Cuomo has come back from scandals once seen as career-ending.
Why MAGA Likes Andrew Tate
The same reason Trump likes tariffs: Both aim to put women in their place.
It Was an Ambush
Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
The Telepathy Trap
A podcast shows how love divides us.
Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military
Getting rid of the military’s top lawyers is not exactly a sign that the Trump administration wants to follow the law.
The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.