What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
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 Federal Bureau of Paranoia
America turns on its own spies and cops.
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.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
Zohran Mamdani Reveals the Absurdity of Affirmative Action
Is the nominee for New York City mayor “African American”? Wrong question.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
The military strikes on Iran were impressive, but they haven’t brought the war to an end.
The End of Airport Shoe-Screening Is Populism Theater
A hated policy is over. But why?
What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You
Once a place of utility, the supermarket is now an object of obsession.
The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating
This season of Love Island USA is a romance competition with very little romance.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?
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 Talented Mr. Vance
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.
Damn You All to Hell!
How Hollywood taught a generation to fear nuclear catastrophe
What the Next Phase of Trump’s Presidency Will Look Like
The president got his “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Can he sell it to voters?
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.
Photos of the Week: Sea Bull, Rainbow Fortress, Sand Shogun
Cleanup and recovery efforts in central Texas, the Running of the Bulls in Spain, Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, swimming in the newly opened Seine River, and much more
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of