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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 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.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

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

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 Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

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.

‘I Run the Country and the World’

Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

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

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.

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 Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto

The president's side hustle is proving to be very, very lucrative.

Why This India-Pakistan Conflict Is Different

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

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

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