Why Wittgenstein Was Right About Silence
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one may find life’s deeper meanings.
No Rational Aid-Distribution System Should Work This Way
The new Gaza relief effort was bound to fail.
What the Fastest-Growing Christian Group Reveals About America
Instead of killing off faith, modernity has supercharged some of its most dramatic manifestations.
MAHA Has a Pizza Problem
Functionally banning school pizza is a tough sell.
As America Steps Back, Others Step In
Our global leadership is at stake, and it’s not too late to act.
Elon Musk Goes Nuclear
The world’s richest man and the president of the United States are now openly fighting.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
Photos of the Week: Ox Racing, Bat Research, Smart Whale
Monsoon flooding in India, destroyed bombers on a Russian airfield, Dragon Boat Festival races in China, a huge tomato fight in Colombia, surfing in South Africa, and much more
Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning
“Really and truly, a horse can be alive forever. Forever and ever.”
‘I’m Treating Guys Who Would Never Be Caught Dead in a Casino’
Sports betting seems to be spurring a rise in gambling addiction—one that the U.S. isn’t equipped to address.
Wes Anderson Lets the Real World Filter In
The Phoenician Scheme is the director’s latest film to let modern life seep into his high-concept worlds.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone
“Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.
What Hula Taught Me
Keeping a culture alive, one step at a time
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk
The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.
Ozempic Killed Diet and Exercise
Doctors might be slow to admit it, but Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs are making dieting and exercise obsolete.
The Media Is Splitting in Two
Those who fear Trump and those who do not
No One Can Offer Any Hope
Even if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered by the rancidness of their leaders.
Big Tech’s AI Endgame Is Coming Into Focus
One app to rule them all