America’s Latest Inflation Check-In Doesn’t Look Good for Trump
The recent Consumer Price Index report is the last word on inflation before the midterms.
The Memory Shortage Comes for Schools
Districts are struggling to afford all those Chromebooks.
A Bold Era in Hollywood Ends With a Whimper
The co-chairs of Warner Bros. Pictures are out—and they may be taking their risky swings with them.
This Is Edgar Allan Poe, and I Am Begging Kelly Clarkson to Take My Bird
I eagerly await your response.
What the Falling Leaves Taught Thoreau
His autumnal observations held a lesson for him in his final years.
Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored images, selected from more than 65,000 submissions from 121 countries and territories
A Lab-Leak Story You Haven’t Heard
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes that RSV originated in a government science experiment.
0 for 26: The Trump Administration’s Astonishing Losing Record
Not one single court has approved of the Department of Justice’s plans to obtain state voter rolls.
Have We Reached Peak Testosterone?
A live taping with Helen Lewis and Sophie Gilbert about the evolution of masculinism
Ukraine Finds a New Set of Targets
As Donald Trump intervenes to protect Russia’s oil refineries, Ukraine plays the few cards it has left.
The Non-AI AI Jobs
Will the labor market of the future include cold-plunge installers, psychedelic therapists, and house managers?
Defeating Netanyahu Means Solving a Math Problem
No one will be able to form a government without the help of either the ultra-Orthodox or the Arab Israeli parties.
Invasion of the Self-Replicating AI-Malware Botnet
An AI risk much dumber—and therefore more likely—than extinction is arriving.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Broke Trump’s Most Important Rule
The president doesn’t seem to care about corruption; he cares about embarrassment.
How Trump Is Selling Out Ukraine
The Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko on his new book, The Land of Tears and Hope, a history of his country
Reading the Secret Teachings of Jesus on Death Row
The Gospel of Thomas teaches that all of humanity is connected to the divine Source.
The Rise of In-Office Remote Work
The alternative to working from home is often logging on in a sea of mostly empty cubicles.
Nine-Inch Snails
They block roads, eat houses, and spread literal brain worms. Only Florida knows how to deal with them.
Saudi Arabia Is Running Out of Options
Houthi violence is undermining the kingdom’s best-laid plans.
Going Hungry in Trump’s Economy
The president said the “American dream is back.” Rural Arizonans don’t think so.
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