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The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away

Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.

The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

Doomed to Be a Tradwife

Can a marriage ever truly be equal?

The ‘Dirty and Nasty People’ Who Became Americans

How 13 colonies came together

The Non-Exoneration of Diddy

Sean Combs’s acquittal on a racketeering charge doesn’t erase his history as a domestic abuser.

The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness

To feel good, do good.

Ken Casey: ‘I’m Not Going to Shut Up’

A conversation with the Dropkick Murphys front man about punk, politics, and Donald Trump

Trump Targets Google After Meta and X Payouts

Mark Zuckerberg paid $25 million. Elon Musk followed with $10 million. Now it could be Sundar Pichai’s turn.

A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading

Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.

Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore

“​​Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.

Trump Insults America—Again

The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.

This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here

The latest Jurassic World film somehow makes dinosaurs boring.

Why Can’t Americans Sleep?

Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

What Moving Your Body Can Mean

Sometimes it takes a new community or type of exercise to reset your relationship with working out.

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 Narcissism of the Angry Young Men

What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.

A Sea Story

One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.

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.

The Disturbing Implications of the Diddy Verdict

The music mogul was acquitted of his most serious charges. What comes next?

The Feminine Pursuit of Swoleness

Casey Johnston’s new book, A Physical Education, considers how weight lifting can help you unlearn diet culture.