A Right-Wing Playbook to Weaken Colleges from Within
In November, a University of Oklahoma student named Samantha Fulnecky received a zero for a psychology paper. The assignment was...
Liverwort or Moss? Horny Toad or Fence Lizard? Niche Field Guides Can Tell You.
Can you tell the difference between a highfin carpsucker and a hornyhead chub? (Hint: they’re both fish.) If not, and...
Danny Brown Is Proud of His New Beats and Gym Physique
On the cover of Danny Brown’s new album, “Stardust,” the rapper’s face appears in shadow, but his well-defined abs are...
Dodging Icebergs and Storms on the Hunt for an Ocean Tipping Point
From the deck of a ship off eastern Greenland, the most majestic presence isn’t the whales, the icebergs or even...
Saudi Arabia Will Sell You Alcohol Now, if You’re Rich Enough
Saudi Arabia has banned alcohol for more than 70 years, so when whispers spread that an unmarked store in Riyadh,...
Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan
It was a clear attempt to project Russian power. Hours before meeting U.S. officials in Moscow this past week about...
Don’t Call It a Pivot. These Executives Are ‘Refounding’ Their Start-Ups.
Founding a company has always been prestigious in Silicon Valley. Pivoting a struggling company is less glamorous. So lately, as...
Have Trump’s Tariffs Hit the ‘High-Water Mark’?
Before President Trump’s tariffs took effect this year, the Chicken of the Sea factory in Lyons, Ga., was running its...
Giving Money Directly to Children Is an Idea the Right and Left Could Love
In 2018, Senator Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey, introduced a bill that would create something called a “baby...
It’s Not Just You. Users Struggle With the Instagram Repost Button.
If you fancy yourself an online sleuth or doom-scroll after a long day, it’s happened to you. You see a...
Josh Hutcherson Is Back. He Never Wanted to Leave.
As a 9-year-old kid in Kentucky, Josh Hutcherson took it upon himself to find a local acting agency in the...
The Newest V.I.P.s at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa? Afrikaners.
When Theo de Jager, a prominent white South African farm organizer, went to Washington this year with two other Afrikaner...
One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Eludes Their Grasp
Raouf Vafaei followed all the rules. He obtained his green card, passed his civics test and his naturalization interview, and...
Kristen Stewart Wants to Blow Up the Myth of the Brilliant Male Actor
When it comes to artists and public figures, there are few things more compelling than when the people we thought...
The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges
Even before protesters flooded into the New Orleans City Council meeting on Thursday, Helena Moreno, the mayor-elect, had her hands...
