The Trump-Trumpist Divide
The incoming president wants to do things his voters have not embraced.
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
A Good Country’s Bad Choice
And what I got wrong about the 2024 election
The Supreme Court Has Itself to Blame for Texas Defying Its Orders
Greg Abbott is taking a stand to protect his state’s right to let children die in the Rio Grande, and four justices of the Supreme Court are encouraging him to do so.
Winners of the 2024 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Some of the top and winning images from this year’s landscape-photography competition
There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
The Long-Held Habits You Might Need to Reconsider
One of the most humbling parts of being alive is realizing you’ve been doing a simple thing wrong.
The Perverse Consequences of Tuition-Free Medical School
The latest philanthropic trend, no matter how well intended, might be making health-care inequality worse.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The Three Pillars of the Bro-Economy
Day-trading, sports betting, and crypto are about to get bigger.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?
The sound of gentrification is silence.
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.
What Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Is Really About
Revenge on the military is just the start of it.
Climate Diplomacy’s $300 Billion Failure
Climate negotiations at COP29 ended in a deal that mostly showed how far the world is from facing climate change’s real dangers.
The Sense That Most Defines a Culture
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s Taiwan Travelogue shows how colonization shapes a country’s culinary landscape.
The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline
Those living on the fringe of the left and the right share more in common than you might think.
Pam Bondi’s Comeback
In 2017, Pam Bondi was passed over as too scandal-tainted. This time, she’s the safe, acceptable fallback choice.
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