Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign
“What’s discipline got to do with winning?”
Trump’s Followers Are Living in a Dark Fantasy
MAGA adherents deny and dismiss what they are a part of, but they believe Trump’s lies, and will support him until the end.
A ‘Crazy’ Idea for Treating Autoimmune Diseases Might Actually Work
Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.
The Magic Mountain Saved My Life
When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.
This Is a Test
Can the country pass?
The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Ponder the creative violence of the cosmos.
What Do Wives Want?
Democrats are guessing that some nominally conservative married women will vote for Harris so long as they are certain their votes will be kept secret.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
Americans Who Want Out
Some liberals insist that they’re not joking this time: They are very scared, and very ready to leave the country if Donald Trump is reelected.
Why Evangelicals Are Comparing Trump to This Biblical Monarch
Analogizing the former president to Jehu may carry some disturbing implications.
MAGA Goes to Mars
Elon Musk wants to give Donald Trump the presidency. Trump wants to give Musk the universe.
How Is It This Close?
The most remarkable thing about the 2024 presidential election is that roughly half the electorate still supports Donald Trump.
The Right’s New Kingmaker
Charlie Kirk can speak to all factions of the GOP like few others can.
The ‘Blue Dot’ That Could Clinch a Harris Victory
Everything just might come down to Omaha.
The Broken Promise of USB-C
We’ll never get a universal cable.
The Immigration-Wage Myth
Does the American worker have good reason to fear immigration?