The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper
Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with...
In This Sour Satire, Liberals Open a Door, Not Always Their Hearts, to Migrants
A BETTER LIFE, by Lionel Shriver Melania Trump has her Hamburglar hat. Lionel Shriver is sticking to the sombrero. A...
These A.I. Dreamers Don’t Fit the Stereotype
Marshall Kools shares an apartment in the NoPa neighborhood of San Francisco with two roommates, sleeps Harry Potter-style in a...
Feeling ‘Amateur’ at Retirement Planning, They Asked A.I. for Help
Caitlyn Yingling had a 401(k) but never looked at it. When she did, after listening to a personal finance podcast...
5 Conversations to Have With Your Aging Parents
Americans are living longer, often juggling multiple chronic conditions. But many adult children don’t really know what’s going on with...
The New Fabio Is Claude
Last February, the writer Coral Hart launched an experiment. She started using artificial intelligence programs to quickly churn out romance...
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
President George W. Bush said he was invading Iraq to keep America safe. But critics saw a hidden motive: oil....
Two Volleyball Leagues Want to Be the Next W.N.B.A. Only One Can Win.
In the month leading up to their first All-Star game last February, the staff of the Pro Volleyball Federation was...
Who Calls 1-800-GAMBLER? Around Big Sports Events, It’s Often Young Men.
A man in his late 30s says he’s finally ready to speak the words out loud: “I have a gambling...
The Troubled State of the Senate Has Members Eyeing Governorships
The U.S. Senate has long been considered the pinnacle of American politics. Governors, in particular, saw the deliberative and dignified...
MAGA’s Split Over Israel Extends to a Ship Attacked 58 Years Ago
On June 8, 1967, the Israeli military machine-gunned, bombed and torpedoed the U.S.S. Liberty, an American vessel floating off the...
Epstein Files Reveal Scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Role in Clinton Circle
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, played a substantial role in supporting the creation of the Clinton Global Initiative, one...
War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same
The human cost of the war in Ukraine has been well documented. But Russia’s invasion is also affecting the country’s...
She’s the Olympics’ Hometown Hero. To Her Neighbors, She’s Just ‘Stefi.’
On a recent morning in her hometown, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Stefania Constantini, an Italian curler defending her gold medal at the...
A New American Fashion Lineage
The designer Anna Sui is often framed as a 1990s darling. As interest in that decade’s fashion and culture has...
