The Protect College Sports Act Isn’t Enough
A much-hyped piece of legislation is more bark than bite.
A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago
Milorad Dodik, the separatist Bosnian Serb leader, has won MAGA’s favor after a lobbying bonanza.
Is Radicalism the Answer?
The legal scholar Samuel Moyn argues that moderates have given up on the emancipatory promise of liberalism.
Inside the Plan to Send 1,000 DOJ Monitors to the Polls
The Justice Department has assured local officials that monitoring will follow past norms, but election clerks say they have reason to worry.
Redistricting Isn’t Going as Republicans Planned
A North Carolina Democrat is trying to keep his seat in a district that’s been redrawn twice.
The Secret Code of Pickup Basketball
The game presents a social problem: How does one find comity among a group of jostling strangers?
Foie Gras Is Tearing D.C. Apart
A proposed ban on the delicacy is somehow the most contentious question on the ballot.
Forget Grit
Even the luminaries of the self-help genre have begun to recognize how little in life we can actually control.
Fall Is in the Air, Part II
More images of the season, as autumn colors reach their peak and people are out working in fields, going for walks, and taking photographs, while animals migrate or prepare for the winter to come
The Collapse of Cuba
Hunger. Sickness. Blackouts. Abandoned streets. The withering of the state is shocking to behold.
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
Photos: Looking Back at the War in Iraq, 15 Years After the U.S. Invaded
Fifteen years ago, the bombs started falling on Baghdad. While the invasion was quick, the Iraq War was anything but.
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
The Election Lies Are Already Starting on X
No one is ready for what Elon Musk’s platform could look like on Tuesday.
Is There Anything BPC-157 Can’t Cure?
Proponents of the peptide say it can treat gingivitis, runner’s knee, even dementia.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween
Corporate consolidation and changing tastes have made kids’ holiday hauls boring.
The Inflammation Gap
Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.
How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.