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You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong

The first step to recovery is acceptance of this fact.

This Movie Makes Nuclear War Feel Disturbingly Possible

An interview with the A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and Tom Nichols

Philip Pullman’s Anti-Escapist Fantasy

In his fiction, the author of The Golden Compass tells us how to love this world. It isn’t easy.

MAGA’s Next Top Influencer

Charlie Kirk’s death left a void on the right. Jack Posobiec looks better positioned than anyone to fill it.

MAGA’s Group-Chat Problem

What is it about the president’s supporters and group-texting that keeps resulting in fiascos?

OpenAI Wants to Cure Cancer. So Why Did It Make a Web Browser?

The AI giant has lost its imagination.

The Triumphs and Tragedies of the American Revolution

Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and the tragedies of the nation’s founding. Plus: Donald Trump’s TikTok giveaway and Benjamin Nathans’s To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.

Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Shield MAGA From the Shutdown

The administration has tried to hurt only “Democrat things.” It’s not that easy.

The U.S. Tactic That Russia Is Using to Hoard Power

As a Ukrainian, I’ve seen firsthand how Russia has learned to emulate American soft power for authoritarian ends.

Trump to DOJ: Pay Up

The goal is not just dictatorial power, but ostentatious performance.

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored images, selected from more than 60,000 entries

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

Jafar Panahi discusses his most daring work yet.

A Novel That Understands Where Romance Is Going

Claire-Louise Bennett’s new novel trades romantic fatalism for something odder and pricklier.

Donald Trump’s War on Reality

A deepfake president molds perception to serve his own interests.

Holy Warrior

Pete Hegseth is bringing his fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity into the Pentagon.

When One Word Changes an Entire Film

After the Hunt seems to reckon with cancel culture, before revealing where its true interest lies.

A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida

The Brightline has been hailed as the future of high-speed rail in the United States, but it has one big, unignorable problem.

The Internet Is Going to Break Again

The Amazon outage revealed just how consolidated the web has become.

My Car Is Becoming a Brick

EVs are poised to age like smartphones.

No Appointments, No Nurses, No Private Insurance Needed

Many health facilities try to avoid Medicaid. A Colorado clinic prefers it.