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How Sci-Fi Inspired Conspiracy Theory

It all goes back to one man in the 1950s: a military-intelligence expert in psychological warfare.

Even Bill Barr Should Prefer Joe Biden

Donald Trump is not a rational choice for conservative Republicans.

A Nail-Biter Show for Late-Night Binging

Culture and entertainment musts from Walt Hunter

The World’s Most Modest Technology

The enduring charm of the postage stamp

The Potential Political Fallout Over Foreign Funding

Has Speaker Mike Johnson once again risked his tenuous leadership position?

The ‘Subtler Truth’ of American Happiness

One simple key to joy doesn’t exist.

What Putin’s No. 2 Believes About the West

A secret-service overlord’s delusional outlook becomes the party line in Russia—with global implications.

The “Subtler Truth” of American Happiness

One simple key to joy doesn’t exist.

A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness

A group of prominent scientists believes fruit flies, fish, and mollusks might experience pain and pleasure.

The Siren Call of an Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

As Israel’s war in Gaza bogs down, some leaders are urging a major assault on Hezbollah. That would be disastrous.

The Elaborately Kooky Worldview of Putin’s No. 2

A secret-service overlord’s delusional outlook becomes the party line in Russia—with global implications.

I Witnessed the Future of AI, and It’s a Broken Toy

The Rabbit R1 is a device defined by empty promises.

The Choice Republicans Face

Too many members of the GOP are refusing to defy partisanship. They’re failing the Alexander Hamilton test.

A Prominent Free-Speech Group Is Fighting for Its Life

PEN America has now canceled its annual World Voices festival, after calling off its literary-awards ceremony last week. Can it su...

Sphere Is the Mind-Killer

What it’s like to groove on Earth’s only LED moon

PEN America Is Fighting For Its Life

The free-speech group has now canceled its annual World Voices festival, after calling off its literary awards ceremony last week....

Sphere Is the Mind Killer

What it’s like to groove on Earth’s only LED moon.

Bringing a Social Movement to Life

The author Adam Hochschild recommends books that vividly illustrate moments of great change.

Bad Bunny Has It All—And That’s the Problem

The Puerto Rican superstar is known for his anthems of community. His latest tour is about his own isolation.

A New Sweetener Has Joined the Ranks of Aspartame and S...

Unfortunately, it’s still nothing like real sugar.

The Trumpification of the Supreme Court

The conservative justices have shown they are ready to sacrifice any law or principle to save the former president.

AI’s Unending Thirst

The technology is placing growing demands on our environment.

Bad Bunny Has It All—And That's the Problem

The Puerto Rican superstar is known for his anthems of community. His latest tour is about his own isolation.

Trump’s Legal Argument Is a Path to Dictatorship

And the Court’s conservatives seem eager to take the country down it.

The Eternal Letdown of Sugar Substitutes

A brand-new sweetener has joined the ranks of aspartame and stevia. It’s still nothing like real sugar.

Columbia University’s Impossible Position

What happens when protest culture and antidiscrimination law keep coming into conflict?

We’re All Reading Wrong

To access the full benefits of literature, you have to share it out loud.

What the Author of <em>Frankenstein </em>Knew About Hum...

An 1826 novel encourages people to practice humility in the face of nature’s awesome forces.

Bad Bunny’s Songs of Exile

The Puerto Rican superstar is known for his anthems of community. His latest tour is about his own isolation.

When the End of Humanity Isn’t the End of the World

Eight years after Frankenstein, Mary Shelley imagined the life of the last man on Earth.

Is India an Autocracy?

The erosion of democratic norms didn’t begin with Narendra Modi.

Photos of the Week: Wheelbarrow Race, Count Binface, Or...

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a tilting tower in Taiwan, the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade in Japan, protests opposing Israel’s a...

No One Has a Right to Protest in My Home

The difference between a private yard and a public forum

The Happiness Trinity

Why it’s so hard to answer the question What makes us happiest?

Trump Is Getting What He Wants

The Supreme Court seems to be endorsing his views on presidential power.

How America Lost Sleep

Many Americans are reporting that they’d feel better if they slept more, but finding the right remedy isn’t always simple.

The Supreme Court Goes Through the Looking Glass on Pre...

At this morning’s oral argument, the justices debated the ins and outs of Trump's dangerous proposition.

The Supreme Court Is Frighteningly Warm to Trump’s Immu...

At this morning’s oral argument, the justices debated the ins and outs of a dangerous idea.

The Passover Plot

The dark legacy and ongoing body count of an ancient anti-Semitic myth

Would Limitlessness Make Us Better Writers?

AI embodies hypotheticals I can only imagine for myself. But I believe human impediments are what lead us to create meaningful art...

Why Does Taylor Swift See Herself as an Albatross?

She can’t help identifying with the notorious bird from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem.

Why Your Vet Bill Is So High

Corporations and private-equity funds have been rolling up smaller chains and previously independent practices.

What Taylor Swift Sees in ‘The Albatross’

She can’t help identifying with the notorious bird from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem.

The Rise of Big Vet

If you’ve ever wondered why keeping your pet healthy has gotten so out-of-control expensive, private equity just might be your ans...

How to Find Your Faith

The key to transcendence starts with a practice, not your feelings.


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