Five Books That Conjure Entirely New Worlds
The best-written stories can make readers feel as if they have passed through mundane states of being and been brought over to another universe.
We Need Supply-Side Education Policy
Eliminating degree requirements for jobs is very popular with voters but would do almost nothing to help workers who don’t have a college diploma.
How Defense Experts Got Ukraine Wrong
On questions of war and peace, governments must hear from many types of experts.
Malcolm Gladwell, Meet Mark Zuckerberg
The writer’s insistence on ignoring the web is an even bigger blind spot today than it was when The Tipping Point came out.
Don’t Assume That Eric Adams Is Going Anywhere
New York’s mayor is defiant, and his city has tolerated its share of corruption.
A Question That Demands an Answer
The plight of Yaroslav Bazylevych poses a challenge to the West.
Photos of the Week: Mansion Graffiti, Medieval Battle, Skeletal Deer
The effects of Hurricane Helene in Cuba, a simulated moon walk in Germany, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, runway scenes from Paris Fashion Week, and much more
The Kleptocracy Club
Autocrats dump their democratic allies and keep the company of kleptocrats.
MAGA Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
The GOP wants to be consequence-free.
A Secret Diary of Mass Murder
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
When One Animal Changes a Human’s Mind
E. B. White was accustomed to slaughtering pigs, until one stole his heart.
How Climate Change Is Killing Cities
We mourn glaciers and forests lost to climate change. Why not streets and sewers?
What Ellen DeGeneres Isn’t Hearing Over All the Applause
In her new—and reportedly last—stand-up special, the comedian struggles to find the humor in her mistakes.
How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier
Some introspection is healthy and necessary, but too much can trap you in a cycle of misery.
That Time I Was a Russian Propagandist
The Kremlin’s information war in the West is reminiscent of the one it fought—and won—on the home front.
A Harmless Volcanic Eruption Has Its Charms
Kilauea’s eruption last week was a chance to appreciate Earth’s most powerful forces.
High School Is Becoming a Cesspool of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
AI-generated child-sexual-abuse images are flooding the web.
Cultural Shifts Alone Won’t Persuade People to Have Kids
You still need the economic winds at your back.
OpenAI Takes Its Mask Off
Another restructure, and the clearest signal yet of what the company really is
Who Should Get to Have Kids?
The fight over IVF is really about who can start a family.