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.
Israel Plunges Into Darkness
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
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.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified
Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., is a real prosecutor. She’s also a real MAGA partisan.
The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable
What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world
The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense
Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.
The Bliss of a Quieter Ego
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far
By choosing the name Leo XIV, the pope has indicated that he won’t merely be progressive or conservative.
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.
The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto
The president's side hustle is proving to be very, very lucrative.
Tyre Nichols and the End of Police Reform
If a savage beating, captured on camera, cannot produce a murder conviction, the chances of fixing the police-brutality problem are very bleak.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
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 Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
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