‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
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.
Photos of the Week: Dragon’s Teeth, Witch Convention, High Plateau
A swannery in southern England, tornado damage in Kentucky, drought conditions in the Florida Everglades, a rally race in a Chinese desert, and much more
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
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.
The Funniest Part of Alison Bechdel’s Work
The author is willing to let her main character be both her double and the butt of her joke.
An Awkward Truth About American Work
Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.
OpenAI’s Ambitions Just Became Crystal Clear
But when you promise the world a revolutionary new product, it helps to have actually built one.
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
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.
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
What happens when people can see what assumptions a large language model is making about them?
The Battle of Gettysburg: 150 Years Ago
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin
In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
A Striking Moment in American Activism
A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.
America’s Johnson & Johnson Problem
A new book reveals how Big Pharma’s brazen behavior fueled medical mistrust.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
In Defense of Academic Freedom
Three reasons why even wrongheaded or harmful ideas should not be censored
Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
But she doesn’t.