LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism
It’s embarrassing for everyone involved.
The Last Great Yiddish Novel
Chaim Grade’s Sons and Daughters rescues a destroyed world.
Five Movies That Changed Viewers’ Minds
Our writers and editors on the films that shifted how they see the world
The Global Populist Right Has a MAGA Problem
In Europe, Trump looks too extreme even for many right-wing insurgents.
One Word of Truth Shall Outweigh the Whole World
The Russian author’s Nobel Prize lecture contains an urgent message for contemporary audiences.
The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make tuberculosis untreatable again.
Trump’s Unpredictability With Allies and Adversaries
Plus, Congress averted a shutdown—but division among Democrats deepens.
A Thriller That Knows Not to Overstay Its Welcome
With Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh makes the case for his own ruthless efficiency.
The Dating Dilemmas Young People Can’t Escape
Finding love has never been easy, but this is a particularly tricky moment for romance.
Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.
The Rise of the Brown v. Board of Education Skeptics
Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on the landmark decision
The Case for Palestinian Pragmatism
Rigid maximalist demands won’t deliver the future Palestinians desperately need.
Invading Canada Is Not Advisable
We’ve tried before. It didn’t work out.
What Trump and Musk Want With Social Security
The two maintain that they won’t attack the program, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud serve a strategic purpose.
The AI Era of Governing Has Arrived
DOGE and its allies are forcing the civil service into a chaotic future.
Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?
Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.
The Literature of the Pandemic
Half a decade on, we now have at least a small body of work that takes on COVID.
The Kind of Thing Dictators Do
The decision to deport Mahmoud Khalil is most remarkable for its pettiness, its insecurity, and its failure to grasp the spirit of America and of academia at their best.
The GOP’s Fears About Musk Are Growing
Some Republicans are starting to worry about what DOGE could mean for them and their constituents.
The Angry Canadian
How Doug Ford became Ontario’s chief enforcer