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The Tragedy of AI Coding

AI-assisted software development could have liberated programmers. Instead, it has become the latest way for Big Tech to confine us.

The People Who Outsource Emotional Labor to AI

Texting with difficult family members can be infuriating. For some individuals, Claude can help.

Immigration Is a Poorly Oiled Machine

Kelly Lytle Hernández’s new book, Racist by Design, makes a strong but incomplete—and counterproductive—argument.

Some Revised Scenes From The Social Network

Making a whole new movie is not the best way to tell the continuing story of Mark Zuckerberg and Meta.

What Hasan Piker Believes

He’s right to complain that a few provocative quotes do not capture his worldview.

Americans Aren’t Spending Their Retirement Savings

Bucket lists everywhere are suffering.

The Only Thing the Houthis Have Done Successfully

What they do well is fight. Escalation against Saudi Arabia is assured.

Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble

A government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company.

A Spot-On SNL Parody About Men Who Can’t Deal With Time’s Passage

After stumbling in his monologue, Shane Gillis anchored a perceptive sketch about the pull of the man cave.

I Thought I Was Good at Something

A poem

Yet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AI

The prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.

Look Closer: This Lizard Tells a Story

Maria Sibylla Merian’s pioneering nature painting captured animals as they were.

Do Human Beings Have Souls?

The philosopher Shelly Kagan has gained millions of fans online while arguing that we can embrace physicalism without giving up meaning, morality, or human exceptionalism.

A Left-Wing Politics Based on Calling People Names

For Jennifer Welch, moving left and reviling Republicans are the keys to victory.

All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas

The state now controls what professors can teach.

Six of the Best First Lines in Modern Literature

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every great book must be in want of a great first line.

Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin

The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.

A Referendum on the President’s Policies

Panelists joined to discuss what the crucial races in battleground states and districts could mean for both parties in the midterm elections.

Those Books of Smut and Wonder

How Sarah J. Maas became the queen of romantasy

Even Good Friends Can Be Bad Texters

The time someone takes to reply may say little about your relationship.