The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts
If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
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