Tech & Society
Addiction by Design
A landmark trial asks whether social media is a defective product. The science, law, and families disagree.
Tech & Society
economics
The Dow Keeps Falling
Five bad things happened at once. Wall Street can't agree on which one matters.
Geopolitics
Did Killing El Mencho Make Mexico Safer?
The cartel kingpin is dead. The retaliation started within hours.
Culture & Media
The Good Asian
Alysa Liu won gold. Then America turned her into a loyalty test.
Culture & Media
Mamdani's Snow Day
NYC's socialist mayor handled his first blizzard. The reviews depend on what you were watching.
US Policy
The Tariff Whack-a-Mole
The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. He imposed new ones the same day.
economics
Bitcoin's Long Fall
Down 52% from its peak. Three camps can't agree on what it means.
Culture & Media
Mayor Rapaport Is Coming
Michael Rapaport says he's running for mayor of New York. The city he wants to save isn't sure it wants him.
Culture & Media
They Let Us Burn
Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades fire. Now he's running for mayor of Los Angeles.
Culture & Media
The Best Player on the Worst Team
Jack Hughes won Olympic gold. His actual team didn't make the playoffs.
Geopolitics
No Thanks, We Have Healthcare
Trump offered Greenland a hospital ship. Greenland said thanks, but we're good.
Culture & Media
A Prince, a Pedophile, and a Very Old Law
Andrew’s arrest is historic. Whether it leads anywhere is a different question.
Geopolitics
Dealmaking or a Countdown?
The US and Iran are in talks and in a military standoff. Nobody agrees on which one is real.
Culture & Media
Castle Peak
Nine dead, and no consensus on who's to blame.
US Policy
Don't Worry About It
Trump repealed the legal basis for all U.S. climate regulation. The debate is whether it ever had one.
Culture & Media
The Weight of Two Countries
Eileen Gu won five Olympic medals for China. She was born in San Francisco. Both sides are angry about it.
economics
The Market Is Arguing With Itself
A trillion dollars vanished from software stocks in three weeks. Nobody agrees on why.
Tech & Society
The Boy Who Cried Disruption
A viral essay says AI will hit like COVID. The data is real. So is the sales pitch.
US Policy
Proving American
The SAVE Act requires citizenship documents to vote. The fight is over who that protects — and who it blocks.