Photos: The Northern Lights Put on a Show
A powerful geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to night skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings of pink, red, and green lights as far south as Florida and Oklahoma.
MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown and “The Emergency,” by The Atlantic’s George Packer.
Donald Trump Is a Lamer Duck Than Ever
Even though he doesn’t want you to think so
Well, That’s Definitely Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation is a feat of design but not of story.
The Accidental Trailblazers of a New Global Condition
A new book about Chernobyl’s child victims shows the human cost of seeking technological dominance.
Who Would Want to Kill 314 Ostriches?
How the plight of a few hundred birds in Canada became an all-out fight for freedom
What Democracy in Venezuela Would Require
Toppling a dictatorship is easier than building a functional state to take its place.
Baseball’s Big Whiff on Gambling
Federal charges against two players for pitch fixing are a warning about the league’s embrace of gambling.
The Patches That Want to Fix Your Sleep, Sex, and Focus
Supplement patches are blurring the line between wellness and beauty.
The Moral Cost of the Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy
A party that champions government workers and the poor was willing to sacrifice them.
The President’s Most Annoying Buddy
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick remains in his position, despite a series of blunders.
China’s EV Market Is Imploding
Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.
The Right-Wing Attack on Wikipedia
The free internet encyclopedia is widely used to train AI. That’s why conservatives are trying to dethrone it.
What a Cranky New Book About Progress Gets Right
Paul Kingsnorth argues that much of today’s culture is intent on eroding what it means to be human.
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
Pope Leo’s Quiet Provocation
By staying relatively silent, Leo might be giving American Catholics exactly what they need.
The Coolest Girl on Earth Seeks God
Rosalía’s new album mirrors the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours.
Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing
Moscow doesn’t want a transactional deal. Washington needs a better plan.
Can a Person Decide to Die?
Readers respond to our September issue and more.
The Trump Administration Has a New Plan for Gaza
The U.S. wants to build housing for those displaced by the war, but not everyone is on board.