Pamela Anderson Forever
Alert the incels! The rest of us love her, and we will always love her.
Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes
World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.
Censorship for Citizenship
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
Holding people and policies accountable for disasters is essential.
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.”
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
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.
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 AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
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.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
We Expect Too Much From Our Romantic Partners
A new book explores how marriage has changed in recent years, and why that’s made staying married harder.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
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