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There Are Two Types of Dishwasher People
And only one of them really knows how to load it.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Trump Has Found His Class Enemy
The president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
What the Courts Can Still Do to Constrain Trump
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case is a test for the rule of law.
Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse
Events have forced the Islamic Republic to negotiate with the United States.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
Emergency Food for 3 Million Children Is Stuck in DOGE Limbo
Elon Musk said he would preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
They Never Thought Trump Would Have Them Deported
The administration’s drive to carry out the largest campaign in history has ensnared people who didn’t see themselves as targets.
One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter
The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong.
Trump’s Harvard Whiplash
The demands the Trump administration is placing on the university are internally contradictory.
Scenes from Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival
Images from this year’s Songkran festival, marking the traditional Thai New Year
Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?
The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
The 25 most consequential collections from the past 25 years
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used
Was Japan already beaten before the August 1945 bombings?
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