Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
Seventy Miles in Hell
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
Is Anyone Shocked by Babygirl?
Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
Photos: The Palisades Fire Scorches Parts of Los Angeles
Images from a destructive wildfire that erupted yesterday, driven by extreme winds and dry conditions
Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores
Because of course they are.
A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself
There’s no harm in fantasies, even if you know they’ll never come true.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
The GPT Era Is Already Ending
Something has shifted at OpenAI.
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles
What it means to go from smog to smoke
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.
Nicki Minaj Guards a Shrinking Kingdom
The rapper emphasizes her smarts and ferocity on her fourth album, Queen, but to what end?
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.