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'Get a Weapon'
When a veteran military man gave me that advice before I left to join U.S. forces in Baghdad, I thought he meant that I needed a way to protect myself from the enemy.
Gen X May Never Produce A President!
Gen X may never produce a president. That’s bad news for Americans of all ages.
Why James Mattis Quit?
“I Had No Choice But To Leave,” General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump’s Secretary of Defense.
Why Black Athletes Should Leave White Colleges
… and tear down the NCAA as we know it
Who Will Control The Next Generation Of The Trump Dynasty?
Inside the battle to control the next generation of the Trump dynasty
Misunderstanding Susan Sontag
Her beauty and celebrity eclipse the real source of her allure—her commitment to cool control.
Juanita Broaddrick, Found New Life As A Trump Defender
Juanita Broaddrick, who alleges that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978, has found new life as a Trump defender.
Can 5G Save The Planet?
Climate Change’s Unlikely Ally
The Secret Power Of Menopause
The end of fertility doesn’t mark the start of decline
When Medicaid Takes Everything You Own
For many participants, The program that provides Health care To Millions of Low-Income Americans Isn't free. It's a loan. And the Government expects to be repaid.
In The Fall Of Rome, Good News For America
Why the decline of the federal government might not be such a bad thing
Broken Spies For A Broken
Mick Herron is the John le Carré of the Brexit era.
It's Time For Congress To Judge The President's Fitness To Serve
Starting the process will rein in a president who is undermining American ideals— and bring the debate about his fitness for office into Congress, where it belongs.
Will Donald Trump Destroy The Presidency
He disdains the rule of law, He's trampling norms of presidential behavior. And he's bringing vital institutions down with him
'May be We Have Swung Too Far Toward Being Empathetic'
Seth Meyers on impostor syndrome, Oprah 2020—and whether media elites try too hard to feel the pain of Trump voters
A Muslim Among The Settlers
What happens when a Pakistani American writer goes deep into the West Bank?
The audacious plan to save this man's life by transplanting his head
And what would happen if it actually worksLike a little white Lazarus with red eyes, the paralyzed mouse was walking again.
Hidden Depths
David Attenborough’s latest documentary gorgeously reveals the world’s oceans—and shows how badly we’re screwing them up.
Alec Baldwin Gets Under Trump's Skin
Comedy and tragedy in an age of political chaos
Guardian Of The Vote
Barbara Simons, a pioneering computer scientist, believes there is only one safe voting technology: paper.
Shark Tank Nation
The Rise Of Capitalist reality TV
Why The Saudis Are Going Solar
The fate of one of the biggest fossil-fuel producers of the past 40 years may now depend on its investment in renewable energy.
What Inspired The Summer Of Love?
Love, sure-but mostly drugs
What Is the Most Underappreciated Medical Invention In History?
What Is the Most Underappreciated Medical Invention In History?
China's Great Leap Backward
China is less free, less open, and more belligerent than it was five years ago, or even 10. It has become repressive in a way that it has not been since the Cultural Revolution. Our correspondent, long a China optimist, considers a darker future—and asks what a more dangerous and adversarial China would mean for the United States.
How To Die
As a psychotherapist, Irvin Yalom has helped others grapple with their mortality. Now he is preparing for his own end.
License-Plate Marriages
YOU CAN marry for love, you can marry for money, or, in Beijing, you can marry for a license plate.
The Big Question
Q: What Crime Most Changed The Course Of History?
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A YELLOW TAXI CIRCLES the airport; mist over LaGuardia; rumor of improvised explosive device; a bald Nigerian hack listening to incensed propagandists on WOR, his cab merging with the vortex; and behind the Plexiglas, an entrepreneurial American capitalist half his age, iPhone perpetually to her per fect pink ear, hair dark as a tiger’s stripe.
Can A Black Woman Win The Presidency Today?
The senator from California has always been cautious, but since announcing her candidacy she’s grown bolder. Can a black woman win the presidency today—and what compromises must she make to do so?