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Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs

The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.

Should You Be Prepping for Trump?

Some liberals are stocking up on and freeze-drying food—and say that others should be too.

Not Just Sober-Curious, but Neo-Temperate

How sobriety went from a radical social movement to a tool of self-optimization

A Palestinian Story Unlike Any Other

In her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh isn’t trying to educate or enlighten.

A Novel That Performs an Incomplete Resurrection

Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the Holocaust turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.

A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe

Putin’s not-so-quiet sabotage campaign against European democracies

The Case for Brain Rot

The new language of the internet is both mind-numbing and irresistible.

Time for Senate Republicans to Decide

The confirmation of all of Trump’s Cabinet choices isn’t a foregone conclusion.

Eight Perfect Episodes of TV

Picks from Girls, The X-Files, SpongeBob, and more.

The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends

It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.

Reckless Driving Isn’t Just a Design Problem

Road-safety activists convinced themselves that law enforcement was unnecessary.

How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots

A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.

We stay and its ours

A poem for Sunday

Altadena After the Fire

The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles

The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles

What it means to go from smog to smoke

The Choices That Create Isolation

Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.

What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About

Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is ...

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

Meanwhile, some of the president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks are set to appear before the Senate.

How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires...

The disaster can teach California how to rebuild, if the state will listen.

Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over

But will he bother to build something new?

Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.

What to Read When the Odds Are Against You

Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.

Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Blust...

The way to deal with the bombast is by turning it against a leader who leads a movement that is actually deeply divided.

Photos of the Week: Siberian Tiger, Frosty Foliage...

A snow-and-ice festival in northern China, destructive wildfires in Los Angeles, Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Addi...

The Saint America Needs Now

Kindness has become countercultural. Perhaps Saint Francis can help.

The Unfightable Fire

The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.

Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy

But it still mattered for the rule of law.

Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film

The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.

Can Generative AI Uncover the ‘Language of Biology...

Scientists have collected troves of DNA and microscopic imaging data from human cells—and now they have a tool that might make sen...

Why We Celebrate When Copyright Expires

Every January 1 in the Books department, we like to make an extra toast for a concurrent holiday: Public Domain Day.

The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Gree...

Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.

These Bizarre Theories About the L.A. Wildfires En...

Societies that scapegoat foreign powers for domestic problems erode their ability to solve those problems.

Is Anyone Shocked By <em>Babygirl</em>?

Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like.

The Consensus On Havana Syndrome Is Cracking

After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.

Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World

After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.

Rock On, Readers

Some hall-of-fame responses about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

It’s Time to Evacuate. Wait, Never Mind.

I have received 11 alerts. As far as I can tell, they were all sent in error.

Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Personal ...

The question the Senate confirmation process must address is whether the department’s tradition of independence will be supplanted...

A Virtual Cell Is a ‘Holy Grail’ of Science. It’s ...

Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows

Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks t...

Why ‘Late Regime’ Presidencies Fail

The coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy Carter.

Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores

Because of course they are.

The Solzhenitsyn Test

Lying is a prerequisite for securing a Trump appointment.

Public Health Can’t Stop Making the Same Nutrition...

Telling Americans what food is healthy doesn’t mean they will listen.

Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Fractur...

The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war.


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