The New Dark Age
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
The Coming Democratic Civil War
A seemingly wonky debate about the “abundance agenda” is really about power.
The Era of DEI for Conservatives Has Begun
In an effort to attract more right-leaning faculty, some elite universities are borrowing tactics long used to promote racial diversity.
Ukraine’s New Way of War
American weapons are important, but Ukrainian drones have changed everything.
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
American Realignment
The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological polarization dominates.
American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It
A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.
How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis
The executive branch is relying on the language of the law as cover to claim that it is complying with court orders when in fact it is not.
How to Disappear
Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find
A New Concept for Fighting Climate Change
A growing number of climate activists are taking up a fresh idea as a rallying cry and a legal strategy: Nature, in all its manifestations, is alive.
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout.
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