A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
Trump’s Latest Meltdown
Attacking the pope was only part of the president’s disturbing night on Truth Social.
We Shouldn’t Need Accountants
America’s insane tax-filing process
Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration
Is the president’s son-in-law carrying out the public’s business or pursuing his own private interests?
The Paradox of Modern Medicine
Testing has become so advanced that doctors now miss important elements of diagnosis.
The High-Risk, Low-Reward Blockade of Hormuz
Americans may not have the stamina for the economic pain and military losses ahead.
What Viktor Orbán’s Opponents Sacrificed to Beat Him
Hungary offers lessons in defeating right-wing populists.
A Blasphemous President
Bullying won’t work against a power that has little need to curry favor.
The Eighth Deadly Sin
Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.
SpaceX Is Basically a Huge Meme Stock
The company may be losing money, but it will soon be the most expensive big stock in the market.
What Does Lena Dunham Want to Tell Us?
Her new memoir captures the cost of being an impossibly popular target.
Hegseth’s Unholy War
The defense secretary seems less interested in being on the side of God than on insisting that God is on his side.
The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral
After many decades of democratization, higher education could once again become a luxury good.
The Conciliator
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
The Guitar Sounds New Again
The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.
Trump’s Logic for Blockading the Blockaders
He wants to use economic pain to weaken Iran—even if that threatens the global economy.
In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids
Feisty children can be exhausting. They also possess a moral fire that deserves cultivating.
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
The 10 Things the Bezoses Are Almost Certainly Grateful for Each Morning
Never mind. We said “money” yesterday.
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