The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
It’s the End of the World (And It’s Their Fault)
The tech bros have ascended to movie-villain status.
The Miseducation of the American Boy
Why boys crack up at rape jokes, think having a girlfriend is “gay,” and still can’t cry—and why we need to give them new and better models of masculinity
The TACO Presidency
Wall Street seems to have finally figured out Donald Trump—and it may be too late.
In Trump Immigration Cases, It’s One Thing in Public, Another in Court
In court, the Trump administration is required to tell the truth.
OpenAI Can Stop Pretending
The company is great at getting what it wants—whether or not it’s beholden to a nonprofit mission.
The Two Extremists Driving Israel’s Policy
One is an ideologue, the other a rabble-rouser. Both are pushing their country to places once unthinkable.
Trump’s Attacks Threaten Much More Than Harvard
If the government succeeds in bullying the richest university into submission, what institutions will be safe?
How to Look at Paul Gauguin
He was misunderstood, then adored, then vilified. Who was he really?
Photos of the Week: Wienermobile Race, Beehive Therapy, Everest Queue
A rare tornado touchdown in Chile, a dinosaur exhibition in Shanghai, a hummingbird clinic in Mexico, a “Dogs and Fun” fair in Germany, an aerial ferry bridge in France, and much more
A Victory for Separation of Powers
A court’s decision affirmed a fundamental American principle: The president is no king, and he does not have the power to impose taxes in the form of tariffs whenever he feels like it.
The Trump Presidency’s World-Historical Heist
He is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America.
What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?
Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.
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.
Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?
“The president is mad, but he also wants a deal.”
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