The AI Mirage
For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.
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.
Another Moderate Republican Opts Out
For the likes of Don Bacon, quitting Congress has become a familiar endgame.
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?
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
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.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
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.”
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Turning on the President
MAGA influencers are furious that Trump’s FBI says no more Jeffrey Epstein secrets are forthcoming.
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.
Start Budgeting Now
Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump’s policies.
Notes From an Israeli Pacifist
Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.
How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America
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.