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Everyone reported the exact same rescue story at the exact same time — and they all relied on the same liars who got us into this mess.

Trump has given Tehran 24 hours to agree to a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz or else face massive strikes.

In a 250-word takedown sent to me over text, the brain trust of my father and Anthropic LLM Claude described my first column as “name-droppy and insecure, ” “passive-aggressive about academia, ” and “somewhat pretentious despite the anti-pretension pose. ” “For someone claiming to be unpretentious, ” Claude/my father declared , “she casually drops terms like ‘metafictional dimension, ’ ‘political imaginary, ’ and ‘autofiction’ without explanation. The folksy tone masks what’s still pretty insider-y literary discourse. ” Got my ass, Claude-father. Mask off. Thank you for doing your part in advancing humanity.

Decades of neglect have hollowed out expertise and experience.

Violent language has become a consistent and completely counterproductive part of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

Three writers explore the risks and rewards of standing together

On the art of Narsiso Martinez

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Trumpian chaos conceals a wider bipartisan shift aimed at China.

On ferns, care, and mentorship

What we're reading this Spring

"Most things about these birds are unusual—and excellent cocktail party trivia"

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The lack of a counterweight encourages intervention and overreach.

They should reclaim key parts of Joe Biden’s record, rather than run from it.

We’ve been reporting on cybersecurity for years. As President Donald Trump and his Cabinet say artificial intelligence will transform the nation, the messaging isn’t new. It follows a familiar pattern.

Amoco, now part of BP, never cleaned up after its failed oil prospecting mission. Rural Kenyans are suing for a right to a clean environment.

As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch.

Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has left thousands of Indian sailors at risk.