Russia Is Losing the War of Attrition
Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse. That makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.
Hegseth Has All the Wrong Enemies
Appointing his personal lawyer to a top spot at the Pentagon is another sign that the U.S. military is now fighting culture wars.
The Real Cost of Backyard Eggs
Hens are wonderful to keep, but they lay the most expensive eggs you’ll ever buy.
Chatbots Are Academically Dishonest
AI models might not be as “smart” as companies’ testing claims.
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On
Environmental justice was patching over gaps in federal law that allowed for zones of concentrated harms.
Make Public-Health Officials Stay in Their Lane Again
Fighting anti-Semitism isn’t RFK Jr.’s job.
Photos of the Week: Regimental Goat, Reindeer Run, Orange Battle
A caretaking humanoid robot in Japan, prayers for Pope Francis in Brazil, a skijoring competition in Colorado, and much more
Chimamanda Adichie Is a Hopeless Romantic
Discussing Dream Count, her first novel in 12 years, the Nigerian author shares her thoughts on masculinity, political chaos, and the future of fiction.
Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’
An audience with the former Republican leader
The Age of Anti-Woke Overreach
Republicans are way overplaying their hand.
At the NIH, Intolerance Will No Longer Be Tolerated
Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?
The Health Official Who Just Might Stand Up to RFK Jr.
Marty Makary could have an impossible job as FDA commissioner.
Severance Cannot Save You
The show seems to be delivering an uncomfortable verdict on one of its biggest questions.
Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence
The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval Office.
The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified
North Carolinians voted in a state-supreme-court election four months ago. What’s going on?
Putin Is Loving This
Russian state TV is sounding an awful lot like Trumpworld these days.
Trump Is Breaking the Fourth Wall
Reality television helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. Now its conventions are helping him expand its powers.
The Specter of American Oligarchy
Generations of Americans have questioned the role of the wealthy few who govern the many.
‘What the Hell Is Happening to Your Country?’
American allies don’t trust Trump with the intelligence they share.
What Does Dan Bongino Believe?
The new FBI deputy director has written that his own agency perpetrated “the greatest scandal in American political history.”