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The Dramatic Contrast of Biden’s Last Act

In his address to explain why he was relinquishing power, the president marked himself as a modern Cincinnatus—and his Republican ...

J. D. Vance’s Insult to America

My dad came here for a reason, and it wasn’t the dirt of a graveyard.

Evan Gershkovich’s Soviet-Era Show Trial

Putin’s security service is reviving pressure tactics from a terrible past.

Inside U.S. Cricket’s Shocking Victory

How a country that has never enjoyed cricket success took down a dominant world power

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Formula for Happiness

The Russian writer’s work might not be everyone’s idea of lightness and joy. But look within and you shall find.

Biden Made a Healthy Decision

Difficult conversations about a person’s decline—even in private—are still too rare in American life.

The Great Manliness Flip-Flop

When it comes to masculinity, Republicans have become everything they once accused Democrats of being.

The Quiet, Confident Men of American Politics

When it comes to masculinity, Republicans have become everything they once accused Democrats of being.

NASA Should Ditch the Spin

Americans deserve more transparency about Boeing’s space-debut debacle.

Boeing Flubbed Its Space Debut. NASA Isn’t Helping.

Two astronauts have been in space for weeks longer than planned. Americans deserve transparency.

Kamala Harris’s Biggest Advantage

Abortion is a winning issue for Democrats, and the vice president is well positioned to use it.

I Hope Trump Kept the Receipt

J. D. Vance brought nothing to the ticket. The GOP already had the internet-edgelord vote sewn up.

Photos: Olympic Preparations in Paris

Images of Olympic training and readiness from Paris (and Tahiti) from the past week

AI’s Real Hallucination Problem

Tech executives are acting like they own the world.

J. D. Vance, Trump’s Regrettable Impulse Buy

The GOP already had the online-edgelord vote sewn up.

Kamala Harris Could Make 2024 the Abortion Election

Reproductive freedom is a winning issue for Democrats, and the vice president is well positioned to use it.

Kamala Harris and the Threat of a Woman’s Laugh

Criticism of emotional expression has long been a weapon of choice for those wanting to cut down women in political power.

Silicon Valley’s ‘Audacity Crisis’

AI executives are acting like they own the world.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Norman Mailer?

A new documentary offers a model for reassessing the lives of monstrous men.

The Threat of a Woman’s Laugh

Criticism of emotional expression has long been a weapon of choice for those wanting to cut down women in political power.

When Women Fight Back Against Autocracy

Turkish women’s rights are in a precarious state. But feminists are pushing back and achieving real victories.

The Supreme Court Fools Itself

The Roberts Court has made the current crisis of American democracy perpetual.

When Democracies Backslide On Women’s Rights

A warning from Turkey

Nothing Netanyahu Says Will Matter

He’s a master of grand pronouncements that amount to very little.

The Court Fools Itself

The Roberts Court has made the current crisis of American democracy perpetual.

Can Memes Really Win Elections?

Kamala Harris has had a great few weeks online. But social-media traction can curdle fast.

Want to See a Snake Eat Its Tail?

Deadpool & Wolverine is for hard-core fans of superhero films, not casuals—and certainly not the nonbelievers.

Kamala Harris’s White-Boy Summer

For her running mate, the vice president could be looking to make a diversity hire.

Kamala Harris’s White Boy Summer

For her running mate, the vice president could be looking to make a diversity hire.

When Storm Prep Is Left Up to Citizens

Rapidly intensifying storms have made it much harder for cities to plan their responses.

Send in the White Men

For her vice-presidential running mate, Kamala Harris could be looking to make a diversity hire.

Kamala Harris’s Diversity Hire

This election year, “balancing the ticket” could be a euphemism for a vice-presidential running mate who needs to be a white guy....

J. D. Vance Has a Point About Mountain Dew

The soft drink has long been associated with the joy and despair of white America.

The Brat-ification of Kamala Harris

What’s with all the lime-green memes of the vice president?

America Enters the Racist-Soda Phase of the Campaign

Is Mountain Dew the drink of choice for the “basket of deplorables”?

Why I Buy German Toothpaste Now

Toothpaste that uses hydroxyapatite to fight cavities works—but is scarce in the United States.

The Party Is Not Over

Nominations belong to parties, not to candidates.

Twitter Won’t Die

The platform has always been in the doomscrolling business, and business is booming.

There Is Now an Alternative to Fluoride

Toothpaste that uses hydroxyapatite to fight cavities works—but is scarce in the United States.

There Are No Good Options Left With Bird Flu

The threat to humans is low. But the status quo is still pretty troubling.

How Sports Got So Whiny

The kids are absorbing grown-ups’ bad behavior.

The Wannabe Tough-Guy Presidency

A rough-and-tumble icon of masculinity who loves executive power—now, who does that sound like?

Eight Books That Will Inspire You to Move Your Body

Athleticism, exercise, and sports all lend themselves to heightened narrative stakes, and writers know this well.

Retirement Gets Harder the Longer You Wait

For men like Joe Biden—highly educated, employed past 65, strongly tied to work—stepping away can pose its own risks to health and...

Trump Wants To Be a Bull Moose

A rough-and-tumble icon of masculinity who loves executive power—now who does that sound like?


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