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Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’

Not sleeping late could be the best resolution you ever keep.

A Writer Who Slows Down the Speed-Reader

Culture and entertainment musts from Ashley Parker

An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans

The quirky show Murderbot suggests that intelligent machines might be interested in something other than humanity.

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.

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

Here’s how to make the most of it.

What Trump—And the U.S.—Can’t Understand About Air Strikes

American leaders refuse to learn from allies and overestimate the benefits of showy tactical attacks.

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