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Higher Education Isn’t The Enemy

Those who threaten academic freedom, from outside or inside campus, are threatening higher education itself—to America’s peril....

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

It may only make things worse.

The Sad Price of Artistic Acclaim

Hari Kunzru’s new novel explores how an artist loses their soul.

American Beauty

Scenes from our national parks

The 248th Anniversary of America’s Jewish Golden Age

Readers respond to our April 2024 cover story and more.

The Big AI Risk Not Enough People Are Seeing

Beware technology that makes us less human.

The MAGA Memory Hole

Many Republicans continue their collective amnesia about Trump.

The Worst Best Economy Ever

Why Biden is getting no credit for the boom

Can a ’90s Cult Classic Save the Comic-Book Movie?

The engrossing darkness of The Crow

The Lynching That Sent My Family North

How we rediscovered the tragedy in Mississippi that ushered us into the Great Migration

The Key to Understanding HBO’s <em>The Sympathizer</em>...

Think of it as a ghost story.

Voters Don’t Care About the Economy as Much as They Thi...

Why Biden is getting no credit for the boom

A French Reproach to Our Big, Baggy American Memoirs

In her slim books, the French writer Colombe Schneck stares honestly at her own life, without illusions or sentimentality.

The Bird-Flu Host We Should Worry About

Pigs have a track record of hosting flu viruses that jump to us.

The Engrossing Darkness of <em>The Crow</em>

Can a cult hit point the way forward for the beleaguered comic-book movie?

The Lynching of Bob Broome

Rediscovering the killing that helped spur my family’s exodus from Mississippi

How to Live in a Digital City

What we can learn from real-life urbanization to improve online living

New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity

Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day.

Who Would Benefit From Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

If the Iranian president turns out to have lost his life in a helicopter crash, it will set off a fierce scramble for power.

The Politician Whom <em>SNL </em>Is Tiring Of

With months to go before the election, the show is running out of things to say about Donald Trump.

<em>SNL</em> Needs a Break From Donald Trump

With months to go before the election, the show is running out of things to say about the former president.

‘Not Like Us’

A rap feud, a New Yorker essay, and the skin-deep racialism that still holds us back

Bad Regimes Are Winning at Sport’s Expense

The agency charged with keeping sports doping-free now seems vulnerable to manipulation by malign states.

Meerkats Keep Dropping Dead From Heart Failure

The genomes of meerkats could help researchers solve some puzzles in human heart disease.

A Compelling Made-For-TV Reality Season

Culture and entertainment musts from Jinae West

Great-Power Politics Is Ruining the Olympics

The agency charged with keeping sports doping-free now seems vulnerable to manipulation by malign states.

The General Intendant’s Daughter

A short story

How Drake Became White

White supremacists aren’t the only ones using race to undermine others’ identity and credibility.

850 Bryant

A poem for Sunday

How Hollywood Fell Short for the Fall Guys

Stunt work doesn’t have its own category at the Oscars. Here’s why that should change.

The Political Dysfunction Facing Congress

“We have a ways to go in our national devolution.”

The Algorithmic Radicalization of Taylor Swift

We’re all on the Eras Tour, forever.

Reaganomics Is on Its Last Legs

Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods mark the decisive rejection of an economic orthodoxy that dominated American policy makin...

Free Trade Is Dead

Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods mark the decisive rejection of an economic orthodoxy that dominated American policy makin...

A Raunchy Comedy About … Pregnancy?

Babes isn’t perfect, but its refreshing candor still feels like an R-rated public service.

A Rat Purge Saved This Island

Eliminating the rodents was all it took to revive a seabird paradise.

The Power of Hearing Family Stories

Sometimes our loved ones need a nudge to share a bit more than they might’ve otherwise.

God’s Doctors

In rural Virginia, religious and community groups are filling cavities, treating diabetes, and stepping into a health-care void.

Taylor Swift Is a Skeleton Key to the Internet

The algorithms work for her.

Why the Internet Is Boring Now

A conversation with Ian Bogost about how the web became a victim of its own success

Why Was Alito Flying the Flag Upside Down After January...

Justice Alito blamed his wife for the incident, but he did not disavow what the symbol stands for.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the State of Things

Last night’s House Oversight Committee hearing marked a new low in American politics.

An Insurrectionist on the Supreme Court?

Justice Alito blamed his wife for the upside-down flag that flew outside his home just days after January 6. But he did not disavo...

The Toilet Theory of the Internet

Google is serving an audience that wants quick and easy results. That may lead to disaster.

The Spat That Made Congress Even Worse

Last night’s House Oversight Committee hearing marked a new low in American politics.


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