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Columbia University’s Anti-Semitism Problem
If the bullying of Jewish students had happened to any other group, the institution would be...
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Five Movies That Changed Viewers’ Minds
Our writers and editors on the films that shifted how they see the world
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One Word of Truth Shall Outweigh the Whole World
The Russian author’s Nobel Prize lecture contains an urgent message for contemporary audiences.
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The Global Populist Right Has a MAGA Problem
In Europe, Trump looks too extreme even for many right-wing insurgents.
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A Thriller That Knows Not to Overstay Its Welcome
With Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh makes the case for his own ruthless efficiency.
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The Dating Dilemmas Young People Can’t Escape
Finding love has never been easy, but this is a particularly tricky moment for romance.
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Was Integration the Wrong Goal?
Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on Brown v. Board of Education
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Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat...
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The Case for Palestinian Pragmatism
Rigid maximalist demands won’t deliver the future Palestinians desperately need.
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What Trump and Musk Want With Social Security
The two maintain that they won’t attack the program, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud...
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The AI Era of Governing Has Arrived
DOGE and its allies are forcing the civil service into a chaotic future.
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Silicon Valley’s Plan to Automate Everything
AI is actually coming for your job now.
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The Kind of Thing Dictators Do
I find the decision to deport Mahmoud Khalil most remarkable for its pettiness, its insecurity, and...
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The Literature of the Pandemic
Half a decade on, we now have at least a small body of work that takes...
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The GOP’s Fears About Musk Are Growing
Some Republicans are starting to worry about what DOGE could mean for them and their constituents.
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A ‘Slow Movie’ in the Best Possible Way
The film Eephus celebrates the beautiful, blissful anticipation of baseball.
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RFK Jr. Has Already Broken His Vaccine Promise
The health secretary is quietly undermining America’s vaccination infrastructure.
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An All-Female Society, Pushed to Extremes
Novels about women’s communities tend toward utopian coexistence or ruthless backbiting. The Unworthy does something more...
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The NIH’s Grant Terminations Are ‘Utter and Complete Chaos’
The Trump administration is rapidly canceling hundreds of grants, in the most aggressive attack yet on...
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Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the Truth to Come Out
Israelis want an inquiry into October 7 not only for accountability but for closure.
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Photos of the Week: Koala Care, Dinosaur King, Fuego Volcano
A train-pulling record attempt in Egypt, long-term flooding in Ecuador, a fire-walking festival in Japan, Holi...