AI Is Getting Scary Good at Making Predictions
Even superforecasters are guessing that they’ll soon be obsolete.
What Mamdani Doesn’t Know About Tenants
Fixing New York’s affordable housing isn’t as simple as going after bad landlords.
The Democrats Aren’t Built for This
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
I Went to the March for Billionaires
A celebration of the 0.01 percent was also a funeral for irony.
The Grim Paradox of the Nancy Guthrie Case
What happens when private pain, public compassion, and the risk of exploitation blur
What the Crypto Crash Reveals About Trump’s Power
The president’s support was never a guarantee of the market’s stability.
Trump’s Gaza Plans Are Profoundly Unserious
Conditions on the ground call for immediate humanitarian relief, not gauzy real-estate fantasies.
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Wipeout on the Ice
Competing short-track racers crash into one another at the finish line.
Conservative Women Find a New Way to Talk About ICE
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
What Spielberg, Lucas, and Coppola Got Right
In revisiting the trio of auteurs who reinvented filmmaking in the 1970s, a new book shows that creativity thrives on collaboration.
The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft
Russian strikes have forced Ukraine to build high-tech air defense on the cheap.
The Poet Laureate of Madness
Why Alfred, Lord Tennyson feels so modern
The Novel as Extended Op-Ed
If anyone could write good fiction about immigration, it would probably be Lionel Shriver. Instead, her latest book goes off the rails.
The One Tiny Problem With Trump’s Affordability Agenda
His proposals to lower prices are all more likely to raise them.
Please, Not Another Kennedy
Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to endorse JFK’s grandson for Congress. Why?
A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change
The world is threatened by the president’s self-absorption and incoherence.
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide.
The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial.
Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard
The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: A Midair Celebration
A freestyle skier savors her moment of victory.