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The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world

The Partisan Mind Virus

Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.

The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain

Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.

Israel Plunges Into Darkness

What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

AI Is Not Your Friend

How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it

The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far

By choosing the name Leo XIV, the pope has indicated that he won’t merely be progressive or conservative.

Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified

Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., is a real prosecutor. She’s also a real MAGA partisan.

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.

Canadian Ambassador: My Countrymen Are Angry and Frustrated With the U.S.

Kirsten Hillman talks Trump, trade, and the fraught future of the U.S.-Canada relationship.

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift