Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
A Post-Literate Age
Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy.
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.
China Is Building the Future
The United States can learn from its technological success.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
A Writer Who Did What Hillbilly Elegy Wouldn’t
In her new book, Beth Macy returns to her Trump-voting hometown to find out how America got so divided.
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
Tom Nichols on Trump, the military, and what happens when loyalty replaces law. Plus: the Trump administration’s “politicized stupidity” and a discussion of Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros.
Nine Movies That Break Down How Fear Really Works
What to watch to understand your terror
Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster
A health-care battle tarnished the president’s first term. Here he goes again.
Winners of a Panoramic-Photo Competition
Some of the highest-scoring images from this year's 2025 Epson International Pano Awards
How to Make Music Popular Again
The rise of headphone listening has changed us profoundly—and maybe not for the better.
The Missing President
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.
America’s Impending Population Collapse
This year, for the first time in nearly a century, more foreign-born people will likely leave the United States than will enter.
The Hidden Cost of ‘Affordable Housing’
What happens when liberal cities try to circumvent the market
North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine
Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.
What Elon Musk’s Version of Wikipedia Thinks About Hitler, Putin, and Apartheid
The next step in Musk’s propaganda machine
The Obesity-Drug Revolution Is Stalling
Somehow, it’s becoming even harder to get a GLP-1.
J. B. Pritzker’s Dark Visions
Twenty-seven minutes with the latest governor Donald Trump wants arrested
Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play
The monster storm is crawling across the Caribbean.