Republican Candidates Are Running From Trump. Will It Work?
And how midterm maps and ongoing court disputes are scrambling this election
The Problem With Trump’s New Taxpayer-Funded Ads
They clearly violate the intent of the law. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be easy to stop.
A $111 Billion Hollywood Takeover With a Murky Future
Paramount and Warner Bros. are inching closer toward closing a deal, but they won’t be anywhere out of the woods.
OpenAI Has Gone Rogue
It’s impossible to know the extent of the AI-hacking crisis.
Selections From the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100
Organizers of this year’s Audubon Photography Awards shared some of their top-100 selections—featuring a rainbow-bearded thornbill, a northern pygmy-owl, Andean condors, and more.
One Reason People Are Spending So Much Time Alone
There is a social cost to many modern conveniences.
How Biden Averted a War With Iran
In April 2024, the U.S. military helped avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East by working with Israel to defeat an Iranian missile attack.
The Problem With Democrats’ Favorite Policy Proposal
Universal child care appeals to the party’s cosmopolitan base—but not to most of the country.
The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean
Storms driven by El Niño are pulling chunks of coast away.
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
An SNL Exchange That Captures the AI Disconnect
The Season 52 premiere’s standout moment took an Anthropic co-founder to task.
Drawing the Birds Back Into the Sky
A poem
What Is the Meaning of Mystical Experience?
The novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar tries to do justice to feelings of radiance without religious language.
The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
The Hidden State Russia Is Building Inside Ukraine
Russian occupation authorities are doing everything possible to make Ukrainian lands unrecoverable.
Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’
According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”
The Pacific Is a Mess of Hurricanes
Hawaii is on its third close call this season.
What Israel Knew Before October 7
A conversation with Vivian Salama about her exclusive reporting that Egypt’s top spy warned of the coming attack.
How to Define the Fuzzy Phases of Life
Modern life is making these stages harder and harder to pin down.
Xi’s Visit to Washington
Panelists joined to discuss what the Chinese president’s conversations with President Trump reveal about trade, AI, and the war with Iran.