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.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film
The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
A Virtual Cell Is a ‘Holy Grail’ of Science. It’s Getting Closer.
Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Bizarre Brain of Werner Herzog
The Teutonic overthinker’s latest documentary reveals more about his strange mind than the brain writ large.
The Role of the Artist in the Age of Trump
And the power of stories that are unshakably true
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
The Coddling of the American Mind
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.
Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.
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