Why China Won’t Give In to Trump
Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
Facebook Is Just Craigslist Now
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
The Confrontation Between Trump and the Supreme Court Has Arrived
The justices ordered the government to seek the return of a man whom it had wrongfully deported.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
Guess What Kind of Cooking Oil Is Tariff-Proof?
Seed oils are about to get their revenge.
Trump’s Revenge on Public Health
The attacks on HIV research are just the beginning of unraveling decades of progress.
The Box-Office Smash That Left Me Cold
The new Minecraft movie ignores what makes the video game so special.
Am I Still Allowed to Tell the Truth in My Class?
Recent orders from the Trump administration run a real risk of muzzling professors like me who teach about the racism of the country’s past.
Worse Than Signalgate
Accidentally sharing attack plans with a journalist in a group chat is bad. Causing a rising superpower to declare war on you because of a Western Union telegram is worse.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine
The nation’s top public-health official has been promoting suspicions of the shot even as he offers comfort.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Trump Is Already Undermining the Next Election
And the one after that, and the one after that.
Why I Played the Kennedy Center
How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back
A Disaster for American Innovation
The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
The Pro-Baby Coalition of the Far Right
Perpetuating humanity should be a cross-politics consensus, but the left was mostly absent at a recent pro-natalism conference.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.