‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’
The discomfiting spectacle of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine-advisory committee
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
How Trump Lives With the Threat of Iranian Assassination
Fear of being killed has hung over the president and his senior team for months.
The College-Major Gamble
What should young people study when AI threatens to take their jobs?
America’s Coming Smoke Epidemic
The research on what smoke does to a body is just beginning.
What Trump Doesn’t Understand About Nuclear War
The contours of World War III are visible in numerous conflicts. The president of the United States is not ready.
What the Islamophobic Attacks on Mamdani Reveal
Rather than cement its new multiracial coalition, the MAGA movement seems almost desperate to break it apart.
The President’s Weapon
Why does the power to launch nuclear weapons rest with a single American?
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump
The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing military intervention, is falling in line after the bombing of Iran.
Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case
The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.
The Invisible City of Tehran
Secret spaces are layered beneath the visible ones like the traces of ink on a palimpsest.
The Tea Party Is Back (Maybe)
Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, and others are striking a tone of fiscal conservatism that sounds a lot like that of the 2010s.
A Subtle Shift Shaking Up Sibling Relationships
The age gap between children is widening—and altering family dynamics.
The Epitome of First-Person Pop
Lorde changed the sound of modern music. With Virgin, she’s stuck in her own head.
The Ultimate Career Advice: Make Your Work Your Calling
Three ways to find purpose and meaning in a job
The Three Marine Brothers Who Feel ‘Betrayed’ by America
What does America owe its Latino soldiers?
How Squid Game Lost Itself
The hit drama’s final season is a reminder of what the show did so well, in the wrong ways.
Why Do Billionaires Go Crazy?
Tina Brown on how extreme wealth warps minds. Plus: hopes and fears after Trump’s strike against Iran’s nuclear program.
Thank God for The Bear
Season 4 of the FX show is exactly what it—and we—needed.
Too Many People Own Dogs
If you love dogs, maybe don’t get one.