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A Photo Appreciation of America’s National Wildlife Refuges

Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife.

‘Grandparenting on Eggshells’

Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t owe their relatives hugs—which means new rules for everyone.

The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans

“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”

Welcome to the Slopverse

Generative AI isn’t hallucinatory. It is multiversal.

The Court Has an Easy Answer on the Fed

The Federal Reserve is best understood not as an administrative agency but as a federal corporation—and thus outside of Trump’s control over the executive branch.

‘An Example MUST BE SET’

The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military-justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.

ICE and Border Patrol Don’t Operate the Same Way

The agencies are taking different approaches to meeting high deportation goals.

People Are Underestimating America’s Groyper Problem

Rising American anti-Semitism isn’t a foreign influence operation.

Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job

He should be secretary of defense.

Chatbots Are Becoming Really, Really Good Criminals

Cybersecurity was already a nightmare. Now comes AI.

Trump Doesn’t Understand Inflation

Having promised to lower living costs, the president seems keen to make American life more expensive.

Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad

For the president and his minions, loyalty is more important than legality.

Enough With the Brussels Sprouts Already

Cabbage is the better Thanksgiving option.

The Culture War Comes to the Kitchen

How the politics of food brought together the crunchy left and the trad right

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all.

Make Culture Weird Again

Even failures and half steps will be more interesting than the boring stuff.

So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?

An exit interview

Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals

Maybe giving lieutenant governors a lofty title with few responsibilities is a risky bet.

The One Place Trump’s Power Remains Constrained

In the criminal-justice system, when the president’s bluster collides with facts and evidence, he keeps losing.

Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors

How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature