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The Innovation That’s Killing Restaurant Culture

Delivery has turned America into a nation of order-inners.

What Trump Could Learn From Ulysses S. Grant

The last American crisis over civilian-military relations ended with a general’s historic choice.

Photos: The Colors of October

Foliage, flight, and festivity around the Northern Hemisphere at the peak of autumn

The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model

The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.  

What Leni Riefenstahl’s Work Reveals About Fascism

The director’s collaborations with the Nazi government translated Hitler’s ideas to film, almost verbatim.

The Mysterious, Enchanting Qualities of Chocolate

Its flavor can transport you, maybe not always to faraway places but certainly out of reality.

Donald Trump Dreams of More Executions

The president and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice.

Casting

A poem

The NBA Indictments Are Not What They Seem

The government is calling its illegal-gambling charges a major case. It’s more like small potatoes.

The Company Making a Mockery of State Gambling Bans

Thanks to Kalshi, a so-called prediction market, sports betting is now legal everywhere—even where it isn’t.

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

These films won’t swindle you out of a good time.

Why the Gaza Peace Deal Is Like an Anglican Wedding

Many parties have pledged to support the plan. But no one knows how to implement it.

The Age of De-Skilling

Will AI stretch our minds—or stunt them?

Trump Demolishes the East Wing

Panelists discuss what authority the president may have to dismantle the historic White House.

My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble

An entire part of the White House can’t just disappear.

The Pitfalls of Sleepmaxxing

Technology might help you sleep better, or go haywire.

How Wedding Sprawl Affects the Guests

In striving to keep up with societal expectations, couples can end up putting financial strain on others.

Tilly Norwood Is Not Ready for Its Closeup

AI is still too nascent to be a savvy investment or an existential threat, at least for now.

What Progressives Keep Getting Wrong

Graham Platner is the perfect embodiment of the left’s strategy for returning to power. This is a problem.

Prince Andrew Deserves at Least This Penalty

Jeffrey Epstein wouldn’t have been friends with plain Andrew Windsor. So the correct punishment for the disgraced royal is obvious.