‘This year, I really see education and climate’: Patterns in billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s massive giving emerge with time
The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019...
Trump’s AI-Regulation Ban Is a Threat to National Security
On Monday, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he would soon sign an executive order prohibiting states from regulating...
We’re Not Ready for AI’s Risks
In 2025, we saw major advancements in AI systems’ capabilities with the release of reasoning models as well as massive...
The MAGA Right’s Favorite French Novel
Not long ago, a book party like this would have been unthinkable: a Washington celebration of one of the most...
Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier
In 1950, when computing was little more than automated arithmetic and simple logic, Alan Turing asked a question that still...
From San Diego to Del Norte, a tally of recent scandals plaguing local fairs
The Times identified at least 26 fairs statewide where, in the last decade, employees or appointed officials have been accused...
We’re Trying to Find a Line the Supreme Court Won’t Cross
David French: Happy holidays, Emily! I suspect that our conversation this month may feature more disagreement than our previous chats....
‘I’m not going to say that’: Morning Joe host balks at going on-air with slur from Trump
Reacting to a Washington Post report that Donald Trump is now admitting to using an ugly word to describe third-world...
People Are Spending $20,000 a Year on Day Care. Here’s What Mamdani Can Do About It.
No major American city has ever built a universal child care system. That means that nearly three-quarters of American parents...
My community is the bedrock of my American story. Trump called it ‘garbage.’
I grew up in Minnesota. It is where I learned to ride a bike, where I first laced up a...
