Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste
An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans each year, according to the U.S. State Department—and some of it accumulates in highly visible ways.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate
In an exclusive excerpt from my biography of the senator, Romney: A Reckoning, he reveals what drove him to retire.
First Wave at Omaha Beach
An account of the “epic human tragedy” that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day
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.
Fast Times and Mean Girls
What the great teen movies tell us about American adolescence
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
Diddy’s Trial Is Revealing a Conspiracy, but It’s Not the One People Expected
The speculative guesswork distracts from the all-too-ordinary issues at the center of his case.
Dear Therapist: My Husband Had a Relationship With His Best Friend
The man he says is “like a brother” to him turns out to have been more than that.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Biden Investigation Is a Path to Even Greater Lawlessness
The president is not just abusing the immunity that the Supreme Court granted him. He might be seeking to expand it.
Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning
“Really and truly, a horse can be alive forever. Forever and ever.”
How Air-Conditioning Built Our Reality
The AC was not only a brilliant innovation; it changed the course of human life.
When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.
What Hula Taught Me
Keeping a culture alive, one step at a time
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.
His return doesn’t mean he can go free. But it does mean the administration has changed course.
Trump’s Amplifier Administration
Thomas Friedman discusses the chaos of the president’s conflicts—and how the wider world is viewing the instability.
The Media Is Splitting in Two
Those who fear Trump and those who do not
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Invisibility of Older Women
As they age, women experience less public scrutiny—and entertain a wider set of choices about when and how they are seen.
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