Why Trump Can’t Make the Epstein Story Go Away
His brainwashing powers are finite.
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
The AI Mirage
For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.
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.
The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified
How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
Pamela Anderson Forever
Alert the incels! The rest of us love her, and we will always love her.
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
Holding people and policies accountable for disasters is essential.
Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes
World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
Censorship for Citizenship
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.
Another Moderate Republican Opts Out
For the likes of Don Bacon, quitting Congress has become a familiar endgame.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
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