The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
Trump Tries to Seize ‘the Power of the Purse’
The president wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.
China’s DeepSeek Surprise
What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting
States bet on sports gambling, but their residents could be paying the price.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
Beware the Weepy Influencers
People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.
Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started
Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.