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A Great Way to Get Americans to Eat Worse

President Trump’s tariffs are poised to make fruits and vegetables even more expensive.

Winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

A collection of some of the winning and shortlisted photos from this year’s competition

America Is Sleeping on a Powerful Defense Against Airborne Disease

Treating clean indoor air as a public good would have protected Americans against more than COVID-19.

The Way of the Gun

Death by firing squad has come back to America.

His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade

A visit with a family in mourning

The Novel I’m Searching For

Five years after the pandemic, I’m holding out for a story that doesn’t just describe our experience, but transforms it.

My Hometown Became a Different Country

Not by choice, but by force.

The Scientific Controversy That’s Tearing Families Apart

The neuroscientist, the nanny, and the shaky science of shaken baby syndrome

The Only Question Trump Asks Himself

Trump does not do “policy” as Washington understands that term. His approach is personal, transactional, ad hoc, and episodic.

The Whistleblower for the Whistleblowers

As the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger’s role was to get wrongfully fired civil servants back on the job—until he got fired himself.

DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way

The civil service is being turned over to machines.

Europe Can’t Trust the U.S. Anymore

One Trump administration was a mistake; two Trump administrations will be read, correctly, as a divergence that can never be repaired.

Trump Drops the Mask

The president’s latest positions on the Russia-Ukraine war reveal that he is indifferent to ongoing slaughter—indeed, he is willing to increase it.

Lady Gaga Sounds Like Herself Again

The artist’s latest album is an ode to her early career—and a powerful demonstration of growth.

Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders

The Trump administration’s confusing instructions to universities have generated a flurry of nomenclature modifications—a kind of anti-woke theater.

Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage

Fewer young people are getting into relationships.

Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped

A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.

The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage

Trash dumping is taking a devastating environmental toll—especially on poorer countries.

The Diseases Are Coming

Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.

The Tragic Success of Global Putinism

How the West underestimated an ideology’s animating force