The Small-Business Owners Managing Whole Armies of A.I. Employees
Scott Bell is a bankruptcy lawyer who is letting A.I. lobsters take over significant chunks of his daily work. This...
The Democrats’ Big Decision: Black Representation or More Blue Seats?
South Carolina Democrats at Representative James Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry” on Friday were feeling triumphant. Mr. Clyburn, South Carolina’s...
Why My Family Left Iowa
LGBTQ activists react to the unanimous decision by the Iowa Supreme Court recognizing same-sex marriage as a civil right on...
This ‘Death of a Salesman’ Team Leaves Ego at the Door
The actors Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf and the director Joe Mantello were relaxing together the other night on a...
America Doesn’t Have to Hold Unfair, Unrepresentative Elections
This year’s gerrymandering wars are the most vicious in recent memory. The sudden scramble to redraw electoral maps is all...
How Americans got hooked on “drive-thru” healthcare
A generation or two ago, when Americans had an important but nonemergency medical need, many of them would have called...
Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School
In the fall of 2025, top executives from Alpha School gathered a group of wealthy New York City parents at...
Alan Gribben, Twain Scholar Who Excised Slur From ‘Huck Finn,’ Dies at 84
Alan Gribben, a Mark Twain scholar who replaced a racial slur with the word “slave” in revised editions of “The...
CalFresh eligibility is changing. Here’s what you need to know
Some Californians will now have to clear an additional hurdle to maintain their eligibility for food assistance, courtesy of Republicans’...
Ebola is spreading in ways no one fully grasps. Here’s how to stop it.
Anthony Banbury is a former United Nations undersecretary general who led the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response. The Ebola...
