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January 11, 2026

How Bad Bunny Did It

The Super Bowl headliner doesn’t care if you understand his lyrics.

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January 11, 2026

The Trump Administration’s ‘Magical Thinking’ on Cuba

Havana is under pressure after Maduro’s ouster, but the regime’s resilience is legendary.

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January 11, 2026

The Most Shouted-At Politician in America

Scott Wiener—a pro-trans Zionist who wants California to allow more homes—has an extreme tolerance for pushback.

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January 11, 2026

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

An academic trip to Iraq unexpectedly turned into an immersive field study on the ways authoritarian regimes use brutality.

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January 10, 2026

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.

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January 10, 2026

Big Oil Knows That Trump’s Venezuela Plans Are Delusional

The president’s thinking is stuck in the 1980s.

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January 10, 2026

The Messiness of Friendship

The complexities of sharing feelings is what relationships require.

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January 10, 2026

This Flu Season Is Rough—And All Too Normal

The virus is storming the country, a reminder of how terrible its toll can be.

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January 10, 2026

Put Humans in Charge Again

For America to function, we need to let officials use their judgment.

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January 10, 2026

America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein

This has gone too far.

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January 10, 2026

‘The Pitt’ Is a Brilliant Portrait of American Failure

The HBO Max show has a moral clarity that’s hard to find of late on television.

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January 10, 2026

The Philosopher Who Explains Stephen Miller

The Trump adviser’s assertions about the “real world” reflect a deep misunderstanding of Thomas Hobbes’s dog-eat-dog worldview.

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January 10, 2026

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

After a strong first move, he’s eating all the pieces.

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January 10, 2026

This Will Happen Again

The conditions that claimed Renee Nicole Good’s life will claim the lives of others.

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January 10, 2026

From ‘I’m Not Mad at You’ to Deadly Shots in Seconds

Frazzled agents, quick triggers, and a motor-powered protest movement are creating a uniquely dangerous moment on U.S. streets.

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January 10, 2026

ICE Wasn’t Always Like This

In scaling back oversight, the administration has emboldened the agency.

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January 9, 2026

‘Is This Thing On?’: Stand-Up Comedy, All Joking Aside

A new movie from Bradley Cooper turns confessional humor into offstage catharsis.

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January 9, 2026

Trump’s Unexpected Opportunity

The president can help topple the Iranian regime—if he acts swiftly and decisively.

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January 9, 2026

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

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January 9, 2026

What a fantasy reveals about real life

A character’s daydreams can be a powerful indication of what they care most about.

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January 9, 2026

Can We Save the Internet?

Grok’s “digital undressing” crisis and a manifesto to build a better internet

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January 9, 2026

Photos of the Week: Icy Hearts, Warm Beach, Raging Fire

A vigil in a Minneapolis neighborhood, king-tide flooding in California, the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, a robotic traffic cop in Chin...

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January 9, 2026

An Expander in Every Child's Palate

A fervor for reshaping young mouths has taken hold in orthodontics. What purpose does it really serve?

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January 9, 2026

The Pentagon Has Axed Its Office of the Arctic

The Trump administration is focused instead on seizing Greenland.

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January 9, 2026

The Tastiest Meat Americans Can’t Buy

A bounty of succulent, free-range deer are running through the nation’s backyards. Why not eat them?

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January 9, 2026

Autocracy in America: ICE and the National Guard

ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

For years, the president railed against the idea that America was the world’s police force. Now he's done an about-face.

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January 8, 2026

The Early Days of American Imperialism

Trump has upended the national tradition of claiming, however hypocritically, that foreign intervention is not about power or profit.

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January 8, 2026

Trump’s Slippery Definition of ‘Patriots’ and ‘Terrorists’

The president has interesting ideas about who constitutes an enemy of the state.

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January 8, 2026

The Rise and Fall of Sweetgreen’s Millennial Power Lunch

Sweetgreen didn’t change. We did.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

Can I Be the Federal Government?

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate federal services? Fine. I’ll do everything myself.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

First the Shooting. Then the Lies.

The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.

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January 8, 2026

Fake Patients Get the Best Care

Medical schools are training students in a form of care that the system can’t—or won’t—provide.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

Why Maduro’s Ouster Scares Tehran

Could the Trump administration come for the Islamic Republic next?

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January 8, 2026

The Maduro Indictment Appears Legally Solid

Although the former Venezuelan leader has a number of options for challenging his prosecution, none of them is a sure bet.

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January 8, 2026

What Peaceniks Like Me Get Wrong About Peace

It requires the assent of the war-makers

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January 8, 2026

Happiness Isn’t the Key to a Good Life

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein argues that a good life is one that seeks to create order out of a natural state of chaos.

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January 8, 2026

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.

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January 8, 2026

How Complaining to Friends Became Controversial

A common theme keeps popping up in relationship advice: Don’t vent so much.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

What Makes an Athlete Successful? Don't Forget About Luck

Who said talent and hard work matter most?

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January 8, 2026

Nostalgia for American Hypocrisy

At least we used to pretend that we believed in something besides military power.

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January 8, 2026

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Senator Mark Kelly says that taking Greenland “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.”

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January 8, 2026

Inside Donald Trump's Attack on NASA's Science Missions

During his first year back in office, the president tried to bring America’s age of discovery to an end.

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January 8, 2026

ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Deepens Immigration Rift

Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a dark turn in Minneapolis.

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January 8, 2026

The Two Sides of America’s Health Secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a very different approach to food than to vaccines.

The Atlantic

January 7, 2026

What Is the Point of Congress?

The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government

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January 7, 2026

A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota

A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.

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January 7, 2026

The David Frum Show: Why Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Such a Clown Show

David Rothkopf on how the Trump administration’s contempt toward planning all but ensures a mess in Venezuela. Plus: Donald Trump’s predator...

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January 7, 2026

Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires

Today marks the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 18,000 structures. Photojournalists revisited neighborhood...

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January 7, 2026

The View From the Palisades

A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.