Musk vs. Bezos

Musk vs. Bezos

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst believe the future doesn’t have to belong to slop.

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst believe the future doesn’t have to belong to slop.

Finding a common history that’s both unsparing and unifying has proved all but impossible in recent years. It shouldn’t be.

Freedom of speech, and of the press, can be guaranteed only if Americans exercise their rights.

Sonny Rollins, who died this week, was the embodiment of the genre itself.

The mild-mannered NBA commissioner has overseen a time of peace and prosperity for his league. Until now.

How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington

How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington

How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington

Why reactionaries are taking over the world

Why reactionaries are taking over the world

A moral exercise in a moral desert

The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.

In his newest book, Joe Sacco worries about the kind of future that political violence might create.

In his newest book, Joe Sacco worries about the kind of future that political violence might create.

He was the game’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.

He was the game’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.

The Pennsylvania governor has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.

The Pennsylvania governor has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.

The Pennsylvania governor has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.

Adventures with sharks, talking dolphins, and my father

Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.

Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.

He’d like you to keep an open mind.

He’d like you to keep an open mind.

He’d like you to keep an open mind.

Many in the party say it needs a wider range of candidates to run. Does that include people with Nazi tattoos?

A vision of public schools by conservatives, for conservatives. The second episode in a two-part series.

“Woke”-teacher screenings. Trying to get Bibles in schools. A two-part series on how one state is remaking American education.

Israel and the United States delivered a blow to Iran. But it could come back stronger.

Israel and the United States delivered a blow to Iran. But it could come back stronger.

A new book argues that child care drove the evolution of human speech.

When the greatest musicians of the 1970s needed an instrument—or a friend—my dad was there.

When the greatest musicians of the 1970s needed an instrument—or a friend—my dad was there.

When the greatest musicians of the 1970s needed an instrument—or a friend—my dad was there.

When the greatest musicians of the 1970s needed an instrument—or a friend—my dad was there.

A visit with Le-Ann Williams, and her daughter, Destiny, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of

Young LGBTQ people are facing the prospect of losing rights they thought they’d never have to worry about.

In her new book, "Murderland," Caroline Fraser argues that the rise of these criminals has deep roots in the release of industrial waste.