When the Public Good Is in the Hands of Big Tech
Elon Musk and Dario Amodei are offering gifts—with strings attached.…
Category: Opinion
You Can Believe Everything
What do Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk’s flying car have in common?…
France Will Never Be Enough for the People Desecrating It
No society, no matter how equal or enlightened, can satisfy nihilists.…
Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies’ best scares
Scary movies create tension in that space between perception and recognition, as your brain tries to determine what,…
Donald Trump Really Wants This Golf Course
The government is going to considerable—bordering on absurd—lengths to make a D.C. park worthy of the PGA.…
Sally Rooney Is Wrong, and So Is What’s Happening to Her
You don’t have to agree with the author and activist to see that Britain’s suppression of speech is…
Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad
In private conversations, including with his father, Donald Trump Jr. has raised concerns about the Iran war.…
All the President’s Hotties
Donald Trump asks the biggest question in politics: Which Senate candidates are dreamboats?…
Winners of the 2026 Epson International Pano Awards
A collection of some of the highest-scoring images from the 17th edition of this panoramic-photo competition…
Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine
Why Is Trump Making Deals With Putin?…