The Stars Who Came to Hate Their Fame
Celebrity worship can have a steep cost.
Social-Media Companies’ Worst Argument
Why are tech leaders so adamant about pushing their creations on other people’s kids, while protecting their own?
Entitlement Is Not an Identity. It’s a Trap.
In Rumaan Alam’s latest novel, a Black woman’s quest for status runs up against her blind spots.
Netanyahu’s Other War
Conflict in Gaza hasn’t put an end to Israel’s constitutional crisis.
What John Stuart Mill Knew About Happiness
The great philosopher of liberty and liberalism had the ultimate advice for how to approach your “hoped-for heaven” in this earthly life.
‘That’s Something That You Won’t Recover From as a Doctor’
In Idaho and other states, draconian laws are forcing physicians to ignore their training and put patients’ lives at risk.
Does Kamala Harris Believe in Evolution?
In another election, she might have been asked.
The Supreme Court’s Effort to Save Trump Is Already Working
The conservative justices created so many avenues for challenge and confusion that the Court functionally collaborated in Trump’s strategy of delay.
What I Saw on the January 6 Committee
The attack on the Capitol was never a single, isolated event, but the outburst of a movement that is still fighting.
Trump’s Repetitive Speech Is a Bad Sign
If the debate was a cognitive test, the former president failed.
The Sauron Problem
The mistake that The Rings of Power keeps making
The Americans Who Yearn for Anti-American Propaganda
Russian-backed influencers with an authoritarian message find a ready audience.
She Won the Psychological Battle, But …
Will that win her the election?
Donald Trump Can’t Stop Posting
He has begun to speak like someone who is deep inside the right-wing internet.
Trump Blames Everybody but Himself
He can’t face the truth about his performance at the debate.
Trump Again Disgraces a Sacred American Space
It takes a unique kind of vulgarity to bring a 9/11 “truther” to events marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
How Swing Voters Reacted to the Trump-Harris Debate
“I think she was the clear winner,” said one voter. “She was more presidential.”
The Real AI Threat Starts When the Polls Close
Whichever candidate loses in November will have an easy scapegoat.
Kamala Harris’s Most Successful Power Play
In her debate with Trump, she didn’t need the mic.
This Election Actually Is About Taylor Swift
The singer is a perfect bogeywoman for almost everything the GOP is targeting in 2024.
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