The hobby that AI is ruining for its fans
Puzzle enthusiasts’ pleasure is measured in the smallest of details: the exact shade of pink on a peony’s petal, a...
The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law
The Supreme Court’s Republican majority just did the legal equivalent of grabbing J.R.R. Tolkien’s One Ring, placing it on their...
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
American AI companies love to say that the US must win the AI arms race, or China will. Anthropic, OpenAI,...
James Talarico preaches faith, love, and healing. Do voters actually want that?
Tuesday night will deliver much more than the conclusion of the first round of voting in the feisty Texas Democratic...
Do you need to know who you’d be without antidepressants?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s...
World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?
The Israeli bombing that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday not only brought the demise of one...
Welcome to the March issue of The Highlight
America’s largest-ever generation — the baby boomers — is getting older. As it does, much of the burden of elder...
Trump’s Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war alliance
About six months ago, I noted an interesting divide among the right-leaning or politics-adjacent podcasters and influencers who helped get...
Americans will pay for Trump’s war in Iran
The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran Friday night, killing that nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...
We’re discovering new species faster than ever — and it might be our best chance to save them
When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae in 1735, he set out to classify every living thing on...
Khamenei is dead. Regime change will be much harder.
President Donald Trump triumphantly announced on Saturday that Israeli and US strikes had killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei....
How Finland defeated fascism
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Trump’s war with Iran, briefly explained
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US strikes Iran: What you need to know
Early Saturday, the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, marking the start of what appears to be...
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
With the decision to once again launch major airstrikes on Iran, in conjunction with Israel, and call for the overthrow...
