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AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
The Court Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Corruption
Yesterday’s decision demonstrates the justices’ sympathy for their powerful peers.
The Destruction of the Department of Justice
When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life
The case for love-life balance
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.