The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good
If Kilmar Abrego Garcia is guilty of the crimes he is accused of, then the Trump administration could simply follow the law. Why won’t it?
China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash
The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.
ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?
Three possible arguments against the tech company
A Different Way to Think About Medicine’s Most Stubborn Enigma
A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?
Germany's far-right party hates immigration, and some of its leaders have a disturbing tendency to say things that sound Nazi-curious.
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane
Donald Trump is in talks to accept a $400 million gift from Qatar—presumably not simply out of generosity.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy
The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
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