Migrants Are Heading South
For years, millions of people traveled through Central America north to the United States. Now that flow is changing direction.
Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel
If Trump wants to prevent another regional conflict, calling Turkey’s president a “friend” won’t cut it.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
The Harem of Elon Musk
The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.
About That ‘Possible Sign of Life’ on a Distant Planet
Possible is doing a lot of work.
What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies
For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.
America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing
Is the GOP about to raise taxes?
Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster
By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.
Britain Rules on What a Woman Is
The country’s highest court has ruled that under the Equality Act, woman means “biological female.”
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
Laughing in the Face of ‘Overwhelming Malice’
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.
Sitting With an Angry Teen, for Longer Than You Might Want
Adolescence plunges viewers into the mindset of a troubled boy—even if it makes them uncomfortable.
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
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