To Understand Anti-vaxxers, Consider Aristotle
Science denialism reaches back centuries.
What American Liberals Can Learn From Israel’s Protests
Israeli demonstrators have worn the mantle of patriotism, and it’s worked.
ChatGPT Has Impostor Syndrome
AI doesn’t know its own strengths.
My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.
Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.
A Classic American Car Is Having an Identity Crisis
Ford’s electric Mustang, the Mach-E, is attracting an unusual bunch of drivers—including me.
Seven Books the Critics Were Wrong About
Despite their initial mixed reviews, each of these titles is fascinating, complicated, and worth a try.
Trump Sings a Song of Sedition
The January 6 jail anthem was a shocking addition to his repertoire. But our national attention span is so short that we’ve already moved on.
Nine AI Chatbots You Can Play With Right Now
The machines may change the world as you know it. But first, they’ll write a sonnet based on your favorite cereal.
Netanyahu Flinched
The Israeli prime minister and his radical allies pushed the country to the brink—and inspired the greatest mass movement in its history.
The Dilemmas of Urban Life
“Pitting cities and suburbia against each other is a false choice,” one reader opines.
AI Is Exposing Who Really Has Power in Silicon Valley
Your data helped build ChatGPT. Where’s your payout?
Photos: Damage From the Tornado Outbreak in Mississippi
Images from the small town of Rolling Fork, which was struck by a destructive EF4 tornado
The Catch-22 for Working Parents
The U.S. requires parents to work in order to receive aid but does very little to enable parents to work—or workers to parent.
Dear Therapist: We Set a Deadline to Decide About Marriage, and We Still Don’t Know
It’s been almost two years; am I wasting my time?
Sick All the Time
If the pandemic ought to have given us anything, it should have been a more universal empathy toward the condition of illness.
How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?
A journey through Ron DeSantis’s magic kingdom
The Real Succession Endgame
In the premiere of its fourth and final season, the HBO show offered familiar beats but also a hint of a new direction.
How Wrestling Explains America
Did Trump and his buddy Vince McMahon turn politics upside down, or was it already that way?
Trump Begins the ‘Retribution’ Tour
At the first rally of his 2024 campaign, the former president vowed vengeance. His fans loved it.
AI Is Like … Nuclear Weapons?
The new technology is beyond comparison.
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