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100 MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES 2023- PIONEERS

From artificial intelligence to fashion, the businesses and leaders shaping our future

UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY

How booting 18-year-olds from disability rolls has lifelong consequences

TIDES OF WAR

Dr. Olga Shpak was a leading whale researcher. Then Putin invaded her home country.

TOO HOT FOR HOLLYWOOD

Climate change has become a relentless backdrop to everyday life. Why is it missing from our entertainment?

STATE OF EMERGENCY

Our crises require more than a never-ending series of duct-tape fixes.

LISTENING TO OUR GUTS

Can wastewater surveillance help prevent the next pandemic?

NOT IN YOUR BACKYARD

The red-state horror show is coming for blue cities.

LABORATORY OF AUTOCRACY

Ron DeSantis' Florida is where democracy goes to die.

The Immortal Mel Brooks

The 2,000-year-old man turns 97 this summer. I talked with him about fighting in World War II, his life in comedy, and the secret to happiness.

Inside the desperate effort to rescue America's pastime from irrelevance

Where in the name of human rain delays is Juan Soto? The stud outfielder is late.

CONFESSIONS of a Luxury-Wedding PLANNER - Lies, panic, and ponies

Sunday mornings, for wedding planners, are reserved for prayer. Not because it's a particularly pious profession but because that's the day when clients who were married on Saturday figure out if they're happy or not.

IN DEFENSE OF HUMANITY

We need a cultural and philosophical movement to meet the rise of artificial superintelligence.

THE MESSAGE MAN

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo is on a quest to hijack the political debate.

DEBT SENTENCE

JESSICA MADISON WAS A PIONEER OF THE STUDENT LOAN CANCELLATION MOVEMENT. BUT SHE DIDN'T LIVE TO SEE RELIEF BECOME A POSSIBILITY FOR MILLIONS.

A Star Reporter's Break With Reality

Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even farright media disavow. What happened?

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING VILLAINS TO COME OUT OF THE WALKING Dead was Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan, and now he's back in The Walking Dead: Dead City (June 18 on AMC)

South Korea's Youthful Recluses

The government is trying to reach out to isolated young adults. Other Asian nations are wrestling with similar problems

How a Crowded GOP Field Helps Trump

More Republican would-be presidents are offering themselves as the 'Not Trump.' The main beneficiary of that, however, is the guy they want to stop

MEDICAL MARVELS

THESE 10 TECH INNOVATORS ARE DISRUPTING MEDICINE AND SAVING LIVES

Inside an Abusive Anti-Porn Camp for Teens

WHY ARE WE SENDING KIDS INTO THE WILDERNESS TO STOP THEM FROM LOOKING AT PORNOGRAPHY?

Liberalism Isn't Rule by Elites

BUT PATRICK DENEEN’S “COMMON-GOOD CONSERVATISM” ALMOST CERTAINLY WOULD BE

THE DEA AT 50

FOR FIVE DECADES, DRUGS HAVE BEEN WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS

THE TOWN WITHOUT ZONING

CAN CAROLINE, NEW YORK, RESIST THE IMPOSITION OF ITS FIRST-EVER ZONING CODE?

FOSTER-PARENT RED TAPE HURTS FAMILIES AND TAXPAYERS

RULES FOR BECOMING a foster parent are meant to keep kids safe. But many of these rules make it needlessly difficult to find appropriate homes for children whose biological parents are unable to care for them

SMALL-TOWN LIFE IS THE ANTI-TWITTER

WHEN I MOVED from New York City to rural northern Arizona, I faced two obstacles: my vocabulary and my manners. Spicy language and brusqueness were normal in the East Village, where I was unlikely to see many faces again. But they were impediments in a sparsely settled place where you run into the same people day after day. Life in a relatively rural area encourages nicer manners, so I learned to rein myself in

WHEN TRADE WAR THREATENS REAL WAR

BIDEN IS BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN ECONOMIC POLICY AND MILITARY ACTION

THEY ARE COMING FOR YOUR GAS STOVE

IN MAY, THE Democrat-controlled New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul inked a $229 billion state budget agreement that included a ban on residential gas stoves. By 2029, only electric ranges will be allowed in new residences

COVID'S MISSING STUDENTS

DURING THE FIRST few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a staggering number of students went “missing.” Kindergarten enrollment rates dropped, and students already enrolled in classes failed to log in for online learning

GET YOUR POLITICS OUT OF MY PICKLEBALL

FAULT LINES EMERGE AS GOVERNMENT GETS INVOLVED IN AMERICA’S WEIRDEST, FASTEST-GROWING SPORT

Europe's New 'Iron Lady'

Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas has taken a strong stand against Russia and wants fellow NATO countries to do the same