What Peaceniks Like Me Get Wrong About Peace
It requires the assent of the war-makers.
A New Understanding of Human Beings’ Most Basic Desire
The philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s latest book looks beyond happiness as the goal of a well-lived life.
A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin
Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.
The Common Friendship Behavior That Has Become Strangely Fraught
A theme keeps popping up in relationship advice: Don’t vent so much.
An Underappreciated Variable in Sports Success
Sometimes athletes just get lucky.
Iraq Was Bad. This Is Absurd.
Trump is doing improv in Venezuela.
‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’
Senator Mark Kelly says that taking Greenland “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.”
An Act of Cosmic Sabotage
How Donald Trump tried to ground NASA’s science missions
Lethal Force on a Frozen Street
Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a dark turn in Minneapolis.
The Two Sides of America’s Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a very different approach to food than to vaccines.
Does Congress Even Exist Anymore?
The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
Trump Has No Plan for Venezuela
David Rothkopf on how the Trump administration’s contempt toward planning all but ensures a mess in Venezuela. Plus: Donald Trump’s predatory worldview and Rudyard Kipling’s “Recessional.”
Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires
Photojournalists recently revisited neighborhoods still recovering and rebuilding after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires destroyed more than 18,000 structures last January.
The View From the Palisades
A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary Virus
The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.
Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.
Trump’s Heathen Heart
The president seems intoxicated with military power.
The Friend-Group Fallacy
Many people yearn for a crew, but having one is not actually the norm.
Kids Deserve Better Than Goody Bags
They’re wasteful and impersonal—and tend to deprive children of the joy of thoughtful giving.