A 168-Year-Old Question Still Worth Asking
A forceful 19th-century essay on the rise of the slaveholding oligarchy asked: “Where will it end?”
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Disqualified for a ‘Helmet of Remembrance’
The Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladislav Heraskevych displays the memorial helmet that resulted in his ban.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump
Ukraine’s president calls on his most powerful ally to not squander the chance to make peace.
James Van Der Beek’s Greatest Trick
In a short-lived sitcom, he gamely mocked his role in Dawson’s Creek—and found freedom.
The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine
American doctors are no longer united on the wisdom of medicalizing gender dysphoria in minors.
Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You
The president’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else.
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran
Diplomacy meets The Art of the Deal.
Iran Wants Him Arrested. He’s Going Back Anyway.
After Jafar Panahi is done promoting his Oscar-nominated film, It Was Just an Accident, he plans to return to his home country—despite the threat of a prison sentence.
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine
Rare but dangerous blood clotting associated with that vaccine as well as AstraZeneca’s had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Starting Speed
A skeleton racer gets off to a fast run.
Five Basic Truths About America’s Most Polarizing Policy Debate
Lawmakers need to acknowledge these realities about immigration if they want to implement policy that is both popular and in the nation’s best interest.
How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections
Stephen Richer on President Trump’s 2020 election denial, standing up to threats, and the Fulton County raid. Plus: Trump’s racist Obama meme and The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
What Happened to the Great American Protest Concert?
The war in Gaza has inspired lots of angry activism, but not in music.
The Indie-Cinema Dilemma
The Sundance Film Festival, which once helped turn small movies into blockbusters, is losing its Hollywood pull.
People Who Don’t Understand Downtowns Are Destroying Them
A far-fetched plan to demolish Dallas’s seat of government reflects the city’s diminished role in the region.