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Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

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.

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

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

Israel Plunges Into Darkness

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

AI Is Not Your Friend

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

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

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

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

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

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 Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts

If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.

Why This India-Pakistan Conflict Is Different

India and Pakistan are fueling each other’s extremism without an off-ramp in sight.

What the Pope’s Name Reveals

Don’t expect Leo XIV to be merely progressive or conservative.

Trump’s Inevitable Betrayal of His Supporters

Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice.

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

Trump Heads Back to Where He Started

The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.

How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail

Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.