The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
The Problem With ‘Move to Higher Ground’
Even emergency alerts that reach people can be unclear.
She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield’s life might seem like a tragedy—but it wasn’t, a new documentary argues.
A Race-Science Blogger Goes Mainstream
Jordan Lasker, known online as Crémieux, is taking a victory lap after he was mentioned by The New York Times.
In Retrospect, You Should Have Known That Was Not Marco Rubio
Eleven signs to help distinguish between him and an AI impostor
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers
Lethality alone doesn’t win wars.
What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie
The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.
The Work of Caring for My Daughter Will Never Be ‘Efficient’
A constellation of people are essential to my disabled child’s life. Trump’s cuts to education and Medicaid threaten to steal them away.
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.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine
The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.
How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
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.”
The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of
Dear Therapist: My Daughter Doesn’t Care That I Want Her to Live Closer to Home
I don’t think she truly understands the impact that seeing her only once or twice a year is having on us.
How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb
The Trump administration has an ideal opportunity to revive a broader coalition to prevent the Islamic Republic from becoming nuclear-armed.
Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign
His incompetence is putting America’s security at risk.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.