When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.
‘I’m Treating Guys Who Would Never Be Caught Dead in a Casino’
Sports betting seems to be spurring a rise in gambling addiction—one that the U.S. isn’t equipped to address.
Why Wittgenstein Was Right About Silence
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one may find life’s deeper meanings.
Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.
The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.
Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies
The reality of the suspect’s immigration status is more complex than the president and his aides have portrayed.
MAHA Has a Pizza Problem
Functionally banning school pizza is a tough sell.
Mossad’s Former Chief Calls the War in Gaza ‘Useless’
An interview with Tamir Pardo, who argues that Israel’s military campaign has been flawed from the start
When My Teacher Made Me Pray
I was the only Jewish kid in my class, and I felt like an outcast.
Trump Is Right About Affirmative Action
But for the wrong reasons
The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
The president may be disappointed by the findings.
An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris
My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.
Why Skepticism About College Is Hard to Shake
Americans’ feelings about the benefits of higher education don’t always match the facts.
The Writer Who Knew the Joys of Sex
Edmund White, who died yesterday at 85, infused his life with as much pleasure as he did his writing.
No One Can Offer Any Hope
Even if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered by the rancidness of their leaders.
Archivists Aren’t Ready for the ‘Very Online’ Era
The challenge: how to catalog and derive meaning from so much digital clutter
A Ukrainian Crime Caper That Undermines Expectations
Andrey Kurkov’s crime thrillers provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime.
The Media Is Splitting in Two
Those who fear Trump and those who do not
A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius
Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much.
Mount Everest’s Xenon-Gas Controversy Will Last Forever
History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.
FEMA Is Not Prepared
Citizens could be on their own this hurricane season.
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