America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life
Cuts to NASA mean that the U.S. likely won’t build the next great space observatory.
Trump Targets Google After Meta and X Payouts
Mark Zuckerberg paid $25 million. Elon Musk followed with $10 million. Now it could be Sundar Pichai’s turn.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?
The Feminine Pursuit of Swoleness
Casey Johnston’s new book, A Physical Education, considers how weight lifting can help you unlearn diet culture.
Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem
Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon don’t speak for Trump or his base. So why do people think they do?
Ken Casey: ‘I’m Not Going to Shut Up’
A conversation with the Dropkick Murphys front man about punk, politics, and Donald Trump
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
The Narcissism of the Angry Young Men
What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.
The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness
To feel good, do good.
This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here
The latest Jurassic World film somehow makes dinosaurs boring.
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.
Five Feel-Good TV Shows
Find the right comfort series to unwind with.
How Happy Couples Argue
They don’t try to control each other. They try to control themselves.
No One Loves the Bill (Almost) Every Republican Voted For
But they didn’t want to anger the president.
Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism
Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
Ah, Exactly What the Founders Wanted!
“Understandably, after almost 250 years, the legislature is tired of being a coequal branch of government and wants to take a nap.”