Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
Camp was the place these girls felt safe and free.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
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.”
What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion
“Every classmate who became a teacher or doctor seemed happy,” and 29 other lessons from seeing my Harvard class of 1988 all grown up
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
I Must Leave The FBI At Once To Solve The Epstein Conspiracy!
What good is being in a position of power when you could be podcasting?
Notes From an Israeli Pacifist
Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
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.
The Big Story: Nuclear War and the Future of National Security
Ross Andersen, Tom Nichols, and Missy Ryan join Jeffrey Goldberg for a conversation about the intersection of national defense, technology, and global conflict. Tune in for this subscriber-only event.
He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.
How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America