Big Tech’s AI Endgame Is Coming Into Focus
One app to rule them all
Dear James: I’m Not Very Punk Rock
But I am quite convinced of the cruel pointlessness of existence. (Is this any way to live?)
A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna
Yesterday morning, a plume of gas and ash destroyed part of the volcano’s crater wall as pyroclastic flows ran down its slopes. Despite the spectacle, no damage was reported, though tourists did have to pause their visits for a time.
Diddy’s Trial Is Revealing a Conspiracy, but It’s Not the One People Expected
The speculative guesswork distracts from the all-too-ordinary issues at the center of his case.
The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.
The Novelist Who Learned to Write Anger—And Its Aftermath
Susan Choi’s new book, Flashlight, considers the evolution of rage.
A Food Reckoning Is Coming
Our diets are awful for the planet. But we can’t simply abandon food.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump
A lot happens under this administration, but a lot un-happens, too.
The Trump Administration Targets Congress—Again
Under Donald Trump, the executive branch has pursued a multipronged attack on the legislature’s independence. Does Congress even want to fight back?
Ukraine’s Warning to the World’s Other Military Forces
Expensive planes, tanks, and ships can be destroyed on the cheap.
The Boulder Attack Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
When demonstrators wave the flags of terrorist organizations and publicly commemorate the martyrdom of terrorist leaders, they’re not throwing the bomb, but their message can light the fuse.
The Deadly Virus of Anti-Semitic Terrorism
The latest attacks on Jews in America inevitably betray their real motive: sheer hate.
The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone
“Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.
The Supreme Court’s Green Double Standard
The Court is encouraging deference to the executive branch—when it likes the results.
What You Lose When You Focus on Partnership
Melissa Febos’s new book, The Dry Season, recounts a year of celibacy and the freedom it gave her to reconnect with the world.
A PTSD Therapy ‘Seemed Too Good to Be True’
What if overcoming trauma can be painless?
What the Fastest-Growing Christian Group Reveals About America
Instead of killing off faith, modernity has supercharged some of its most dramatic manifestations.
Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning
“Really and truly, a horse can be alive forever. Forever and ever.”
The Anti-Anti-Feminist Election
The fight over South Korea’s democracy is also a fight over women’s rights.