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Max Blumenthal fits into a long, disreputable tradition.

A poem

What a ridiculous internet feud reveals about female ambition

He built an empire. It did not last.

How to make AI work for workers

America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis. No one knows how the country is doing it—or why.

A year after the Coldplay incident, another couple is going viral for PDA.

Abdicating power over the technology to this or any White House would be a mistake.

The president is learning that limits to his power—and, soon, his relevancy—do exist.

Care will be in shorter supply, travel distances will stretch farther, and high-risk situations will more likely result in tragedy.

A government lawyer admitted in a court filing that the administration withheld grants based on whom states had voted for.

The senator’s funeral featured foreign dignitaries, security lines, and a eulogy from the president whose approval he never stopped seeking.

The mechanics of many games on the platform are nearly identical to those of slot machines and sports-betting apps.

An aerial view of a kayaker paddling along the Los Angeles River during an LA River Expeditions tour in Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 2026

Forget starting over. In Valeria Luiselli’s new novel, it’s the messy middle of life that counts.

Jonathan Chait on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the attacks on Barack Obama’s legacy, and the Michigan Democratic Senate primary that will decide the future of the party. Plus: more Trump tariffs and Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed .

The manosphere’s campaign strategy

Abdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.

A monarch butterfly in El Rosario butterfly sanctuary, in Angangueo, Mexico

What Michigan voters could tell us about the path forward for Democrats. Plus: A senator looks at Congress.

Daggermouth could be the first best-selling novel partly written by a chatbot.

The Trump administration’s bumbling effort to pretend it’s not fighting a war has pushed it into covering up the deaths of American soldiers.

Senate Republicans had many questions. Fauci had one answer.

The private notes of the man who oversaw COVID policy are deeply embarrassing—and surprisingly instructive.

Apple’s rental program is a trap.

Beachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire.

Christopher Nolan presents a very human hero to a culture that desperately needs one.

A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.

Seattle’s Jose Rizal Park has become a favorite spot for addicts to smoke and inject fentanyl.

The Michigan candidate for U.S. Senate has a profound weakness for conspiracism.

The Islamic Republic’s ultimate target remains its own people.

Maine was about to ban data centers. Why did one town stop it?

Everywhere you look in American history, you will find the language, stories, and concepts from the Old and New Testaments.

A new novel helps explain why so many storytellers enlist animal narrators to explore humanity.

The prime minister, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing.

Charli XCX’s new album is a broadside against overthinking the artistic process.

Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

Despite seeming like a fresh start, Brand New Day is trapped in the Marvel vortex.