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Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade
Not everything the Trump administration does is a threat to democracy.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.
His return doesn’t mean he can go free. But it does mean the administration has changed...
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America the Fortress
Trump is using travel bans to keep some people out—and additional means to make sure others...
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Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup
The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.
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No Rational Aid Distribution System Should Work This Way
The new Gaza relief effort was bound to fail.
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Trump Is Wearing America Down
Less than a decade ago, a similar policy sparked an outcry. Today, people seem far more...
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Every Election Is Now Existential
A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all...
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Photos of the Week: Ox Racing, Bat Research, Smart Whale
Monsoon flooding in India, destroyed bombers on a Russian airfield, Dragon Boat Festival races in China,...
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Wes Anderson Lets the Real World Filter In
The Phoenician Scheme is the director’s latest film to let modern life seep into his high-concept...
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What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works
Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human...
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Elon Musk Goes Nuclear
The world’s richest man and the president of the United States are now openly fighting.
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When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew...
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‘I’m Treating Guys Who Would Never Be Caught Dead in a Casino’
Sports betting seems to be spurring a rise in gambling addiction—one that the U.S. isn’t equipped...
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Why Wittgenstein Was Right About Silence
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one may find life’s deeper meanings.
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Mossad’s Former Chief Calls the War in Gaza ‘Useless’
An interview with Tamir Pardo, who argues that Israel’s military campaign has been flawed from the...
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When My Teacher Made Me Pray
I was the only Jewish kid in my class, and I felt like an outcast.
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The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
The president may be disappointed by the findings.
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An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris
My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany...
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Why Skepticism About College Is Hard to Shake
Americans’ feelings about the benefits of higher education don’t always match the facts.
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No One Can Offer Any Hope
Even if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered...