‘Malicious Compliance’ Is Not the Issue With Trump’s Executive Orders
The president’s decrees are deliberately sweeping and chaotic.
The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment
A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.
What on Earth Is Eusexua?
The sensation you get when dancing or making a really good cup of tea? FKA Twigs wants to bottle that.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.
What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’
Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?
The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting
States bet on sports gambling, but their residents could be paying the price.
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway
China’s DeepSeek Surprise
What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model
Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
RFK Jr. Is an Excellent Conspiracy Theorist
He has an unusual talent for sounding reasonable.
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest
Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee
The attack on it is a violation of the nation’s post–Civil War rebirth.
Beware the Weepy Influencers
People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.
The Worst Page on the Internet
Neal Agarwal distills digital life to its essence.
Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
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