The Great Conspiracy-Theorist Flip-Flop
Elon Musk didn’t “steal” the election.
The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
There Really Is a Deep State
It’s nothing like what Donald Trump says it is.
The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
If the party doesn’t figure out how to compete in more states, perpetual GOP dominance is all but assured.
Hydraulic Revolution
Photographs of Los Angeles’s lowriding scene
Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
Some of the winning and honored photographs from this year’s competition
Why Gossip Is Fatal to Good Writing
A new book compares the authors and frenemies Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, but its fixation on their rivalry obscures the complicated truth.
To Find Alien Intelligence, Start With the Mountains
The key to complex life might be hiding miles below our feet.
In Praise of Clarity
There is no ambiguity here.
Trump Is Handing China a Golden Opportunity on Climate
Already a leader in clean tech, China may see a new reason to act as leader in addressing climate change too.
Helping Ukraine Is Europe’s Job Now
Trump is closer to Putin than to any of the continent’s democratic leaders.
SNL Isn’t Bothering With Civility Anymore
The reelection of Donald Trump to the White House will change how we talk—at least, the late-night show seems to think so.
Mother of the Blues
A poem for Sunday
The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity
The party went into an election with policies it couldn’t defend—or even explain.
The Trump-Whim Economy Is Here
Expectations of who will gain, and who will lose, from the president-elect’s second term are already moving markets.
Seven Stories About Promising Medical Discoveries
Read about breakthroughs to treat lupus, a possible birth-control revolution, a food-allergy fix that’s been hiding in plain sight, and more.
Why America Still Doesn’t Have a Female President
Every woman is the wrong woman.
‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.
What I Didn’t Understand About Apple Picking
The activity can seem trivial, but it offers more than you might assume.
The New Republican Coalition
How a broad, diverse alignment of voters propelled Donald Trump’s win