Three Tips for Following Election Results Without Losing Your Mind
How to watch the election without falling for conspiracy theories
Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign
“What’s discipline got to do with winning?”
X Is a White-Supremacist Site
Elon Musk has made one of Twitter’s most glaring problems into a core feature on X.
Trump’s Followers Are Living in a Dark Fantasy
MAGA adherents deny and dismiss what they are a part of, but they believe Trump’s lies, and will support him until the end.
The Magic Mountain Saved My Life
When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.
What Do Wives Want?
Democrats are guessing that some nominally conservative married women will vote for Harris so long as they are certain their votes will be kept secret.
This Is a Test
Can the country pass?
When the Show Is Over
Much of the campaigning has felt like an elaborate traveling circus. But the spectacle is coming to an end.
The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.
A ‘Crazy’ Idea for Treating Autoimmune Diseases Might Actually Work
Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.
Americans Who Want Out
Some liberals insist that they’re not joking this time: They are very scared, and very ready to leave the country if Donald Trump is reelected.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The Right’s New Kingmaker
Charlie Kirk can speak to all factions of the GOP like few others can.
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Ponder the creative violence of the cosmos.
The Broken Promise of USB-C
We’ll never get a universal cable.