Three Tips for Following Election Results Without Losing Your Mind
How to watch the election without falling for conspiracy theories
X Is a White-Supremacist Site
Elon Musk has made one of Twitter’s most glaring problems into a core feature on X.
Trump’s Followers Are Living in a Dark Fantasy
MAGA adherents deny and dismiss what they are a part of, but they believe Trump’s lies, and will support him until the end.
This Is a Test
Can the country pass?
The Broken Promise of USB-C
We’ll never get a universal cable.
A ‘Crazy’ Idea for Treating Autoimmune Diseases Might Actually Work
Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.
What Do Wives Want?
Democrats are guessing that some nominally conservative married women will vote for Harris so long as they are certain their votes will be kept secret.
The Magic Mountain Saved My Life
When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.
The Lessons of 1800
Two key components of a contentious presidential election are speaking loudly to the present.
The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
A Tiny Petrostate Is Running the World’s Climate Talks
Again.
Donald Trump’s Hatred of Free Speech
The former president is not just going after journalists. He is targeting all Americans.
No One Has an Alibi
Trump has told us his plans, so vote as if the country depends on you. It does.
Americans Who Want Out
Some liberals insist that they’re not joking this time: They are very scared, and very ready to leave the country if Donald Trump is reelected.
The Man Who’s Sure That Harris Will Win
Allan Lichtman is known for correctly forecasting elections. But his record is not as impressive as it seems.
The ‘Blue Dot’ That Could Clinch a Harris Victory
Everything just might come down to Omaha.
MAGA Goes to Mars
Elon Musk wants to give Donald Trump the presidency. Trump wants to give Musk the universe.
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Ponder the creative violence of the cosmos.
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.