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A Love-Hate Letter to Technology
Vauhini Vara’s new memoir critiques the web in a novel way, turning its products into a kind of poetry.
What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine
The nation’s top public-health official has been promoting suspicions of the shot even as he offers comfort.
The Great Torpedo-Bat Panic
Why are baseball players swinging bowling pins?
Dwyane Wade’s Greatest Challenge
The Hall of Famer reached the highest heights of the basketball world. Now he’s figuring out the type of man and father he wants to be.
Why I Played the Kennedy Center
How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back
El Salvador’s Exceptional Prison State
The president chose security over justice. For how long will his country accept the price?
Be a Patriot
Fleeing America before you are threatened is a lot like obeying in advance.
The Art of the Retreat
Trump’s abrupt pivot from his planned global trade war was touted by allies as grand strategy. The president’s own words suggested otherwise.
What, Exactly, Is the Supreme Court Thinking?
The justices exhibit a disturbing willingness to ignore the human costs of Trump’s actions, preferring instead to remain within the more comfortable zone of high-minded legal theory.
The Cost of Chaos
The Liberation Day pause is better than the Liberation Day policy itself was. But Americans are getting a raw deal one way or another.
Trump Blinked
Or did he?
Why Trump Paused the Tariffs
A stock-market swoon, or even a recession, might not frighten him, but the prospect of a 2008-style meltdown apparently still does.
There Was Never a Master Plan
Trump backed down on tariffs. His supporters think that was the idea all along.
The Colors of Spring
Images from the past few weeks of people enjoying flowering trees and fields—signs of warmer days to come
Americans Want to Be Rich
That simple aspiration propelled Trump into office, but it is now threatened by his tariffs.
Trump Is Burning Down the House
His tariff plan looks like an abject disaster for America, even judged against the benchmarks the administration has set for itself.
Treating Friends Like Enemies
Rahm Emanuel and Trump’s tariff chaos
The Only Way to Stop the Financial Crisis
Trump isn’t listening to what the stock market is telling him. He’s not negotiating with foreign leaders in good faith. He’s not hearing what corporate CEOs are saying.
Trump Has a Screw Loose About Tariffs
Trade barriers will make U.S. goods more expensive to produce, costlier to buy, and inferior to the foreign competition.
America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
A third of Americans still breathe unhealthy air after decades of improvements—which the Trump administration wants to roll back.