Six Songs That Sound Like Middle School
Our writers and editors select tracks that bring them right back to those awkward, glorious years.
Why Are Innocents Still Being Executed?
It’s a price some people are willing to pay.
Hezbollah’s Long War Is With America Too
The conflicts proliferating around the world are all part of a single challenge for the United States.
Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff
Despite the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Tehran has many reasons to exercise restraint.
Whales Might Move in ‘Acoustic Herds’
They seem to be capable of coordinating their dives from more than 60 miles apart.
The Candidates’ Policy Differences
Immigration takes center stage in the election.
The Republican Freak Show
Like the man who leads it, the GOP is not just incidentally grotesque. It is grotesque at its core.
Speak Like a President, Madam VP
Nasrallah’s death is no time for equivocation.
How Choices About Having Kids Really Get Made
It’s about a lot more than “baby fever”—and it may be about more than government support too.
The Ghosts of Wannsee
A short story
Tim Walz Is Too Good at This
Let me remind everyone that Walz is, in fact, a politician.
The Low Comedy of Eric Adams’s Indictment
The government’s case is serious. The details are absurd.
An Era of Shamelessness in American Politics
Eric Adams is the latest public figure to frame accusations of wrongdoing as a targeted attack.
Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?
The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of its test tubes should be concerned.
Nasrallah’s Folly
The Hezbollah leader escalated a fight that Israel was only too eager to wage. Now Israel claims to have killed him.
AI Is Triggering a Child-Sex-Abuse Crisis
Disaster is brewing on dark-web forums and in schools.
The Megalopolis That Francis Ford Coppola Wanted to Make
The director’s fantasy of film’s technological potential is still far from a reality.
America’s Hurricane Luck Is Running Out
Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.
Millennials Are Worrying About Getting Old. Gen X Can Relate.
Despite the dichotomies pitting them against each other, more connects the generations than divides them.
AI Is a Language Microwave
Easy, convenient, and far from perfect