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Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism

Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.

This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here

The latest Jurassic World film somehow makes dinosaurs boring.

The Bad Bunny Video That Captures the Cost of Gentrification

The artist’s latest project transforms an unconventional figure into a symbol.

The Rise of the ‘Club-Sandwich Generation’

America has more great-grandparents than ever. It also has a new caretaking challenge.

The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

RFK Jr.’s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid

The health secretary is cheering on cuts that would worsen America’s health woes.

Five Feel-Good TV Shows

Find the right comfort series to unwind with.

Why Can’t Americans Sleep?

Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle

How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke

Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine

Bridget Brink, the former ambassador to Ukraine, on that country’s war with Russia, America’s betrayal of Ukraine, and why she resigned

The Visionary of Trump 2.0

Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.

America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff

Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine

How the left ended up disbelieving the science

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.