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His return doesn’t mean he can go free. But it does mean the administration has changed course.

Trump is using travel bans to keep some people out—and additional means to make sure others don’t want to even visit.

Less than a decade ago, a similar policy sparked an outcry. Today, people seem far more accepting.

A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.

Monsoon flooding in India, destroyed bombers on a Russian airfield, Dragon Boat Festival races in China, a huge tomato fight in Colombia, surfing in South Africa, and much more

The Phoenician Scheme is the director’s latest film to let modern life seep into his high-concept worlds.

Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.

The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

Sports betting seems to be spurring a rise in gambling addiction—one that the U.S. isn’t equipped to address.

An interview with Tamir Pardo, who argues that Israel’s military campaign has been flawed from the start

My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.

Even if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered by the rancidness of their leaders.