The AI Mirage
For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes
World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.
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.
Pamela Anderson Forever
Alert the incels! The rest of us love her, and we will always love her.
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.
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
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.”
Another Moderate Republican Opts Out
For the likes of Don Bacon, quitting Congress has become a familiar endgame.
We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
Holding people and policies accountable for disasters is essential.
Censorship for Citizenship
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
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.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
How to Be Happy Growing Older
Your future will probably be better than your past.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
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