America’s Lost Crops Rewrite the History of Farming
Our food system could have been so different.
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Three Conversations With Donald Trump
The former president tried to sell his preferred version of himself, but said much more than he intended.
How I Finally Learned My Name
An email from a stranger sent me on a quest back in time, to the years before the Holocaust, in search of my family and myself.
Did a Famous Doctor’s COVID Shot Make His Cancer Worse?
A lifelong promoter of vaccines suspects he might be the rare, unfortunate exception.
Killed for Walking a Dog
The mundanity and insanity of gun death in America
Björk Is Building a Matriarchy
On her fascinating 10th album, the artist takes stock of the world she helped create—and, once again, conjures a new one.
Let Puerto Rico Be Free
The only just future for my home is not statehood, but full independence from the United States.
Has Trumpism Run Out of Steam?
Paul LePage, who pioneered the tactics that propelled Trump into office, is running again for governor of Maine. Only this time, he’s quietly backing away from the former president.
Of God and Machines
The future of artificial intelligence is neither utopian nor dystopian—it’s something much more interesting.
Who Benefits When Western Museums Return Looted Art?
The repatriation of stolen objects has become a ritual of self-purification through purgation—but who it really serves is less clear than it might seem.