What Republicans Can Do If They Really Want to Protect Free Speech
The best way to defend Americans’ expressive rights is to pass laws.
If I Work Harder, Will You Love Me?
The tragedy of workaholism is the false belief that you can trade toil for affection. Knowing that is the first step to recovery.
What Ever Happened to Getting to First Base?
Gen Z has abandoned the old dating script. In its place are more possibilities than young people sometimes know what to do with.
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
Patricia Lockwood’s Mind-Opening Experience of Long COVID
In her new novel, the author captures the strangeness of ordinary life for the chronically ill.
Testing Teachers for ‘Wokeness’
A vision of public schools by conservatives, for conservatives. The second episode in a two-part series.
Is This ‘America First’?
Trump’s political nihilism was on full display yesterday at the United Nations.
Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands.
The MAGA Media Takeover
Trump and his powerful friends are creating a dangerous moment for free speech.
America’s Zombie Democracy
Its trappings remain, but authoritarianism and AI are hollowing out our humanity.
Why Assassinations Shaped the 1960s and Haunt Us Again
Geoffrey Kabaservice on political violence and assassinations in the 1960s. Plus: Is Trump making a massive political miscalculation?
The Black Hole That Could Rewrite Cosmology
Astronomers see a mysterious object shining in the deep sky. It could be older than the stars.
The Unconstitutional Tactics Trump Wants to Revive in Memphis
The president’s plans resemble the aggressive, showy, and ultimately failed crime-fighting strategy once used by the city’s police.
Winners of the 2025 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
The winning and honored images from this year’s contest, designed to “promote the very best landscape photography by digital and film photographers who value realism and authenticity in their work,” selected from more than 11,000 entries
A Portrait of Southern Sexual Repression
In her debut novel, Addie E. Citchens creates a vibrant Mississippi town and a dire morality tale about the suppression of desire.
So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action
The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity.
Jimmy Kimmel Ran Right at His Critics
The late-night host returned from his week-long suspension with a wry, emotional defense of free speech.
When Child Death Was Everywhere
RFK Jr.’s health policies stem from the idea that the past holds the secret to health and happiness.
The Gaza Left and the Gender Left
Can groups with different values work together against Britain’s far right?
Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now
The president made clear that he’s done “standing up for the world.”