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Fighting the Feds in the American South

JEFFERSON COWIE IS a prodigious researcher who often shows sensitivity to historical complexities, and his narrative skills shine. The Vanderbilt historian’s latest book, Freedom’s Dominion, is readable and often provocative. But it superimposes a dubious thesis about Southern his tory over the facts, arguing that “land dispossession, slavery, power, and oppression do not stand in contrast to freedom— they are expressions of it.”

WILL 2024 BRING THE RETURN OF THE NEOCONS?

THE GOP NOMINEE CAN FORGE A HUMBLER PATHOR TURN BACK TO FAILED NEOCONSERVATISM.

The Most Hated Person on Campus

HOW A SHAKY ALLEGATION IGNITED A FRENZY AND DESTROYED A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE

MARC ANDREESSEN ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE

Is the A.I. breakthrough for real this time?

ZEROT AMERICA

SECRECY IS THE DEGRADED CURRENCY OF THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT.

Who Owns Your Brain Data?

WE ARE RAPIDLY heading toward a world of brain transparency, in which scientists, doctors, governments, and companies may peer into our brains and minds at will,” Duke University bioethicist Nita A. Farahany declares in The Battle for Your Brain. As a defense against this neuro surveillance, her timely book argues for a right to cognitive liberty that includes “mental privacy, freedom of thought, and self-determination”—a right that allows us to track and hack our own brains but bars us from trespassing on other minds.

Storks Don't Take Orders From the State

FALLING BIRTHRATES, PRO-NATALIST POLICIES, AND THE LIMITS OF POPULATION CONTROL

IS HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MAKING ANTI-SEMITISM WORSE?

Using dead Jews as symbols isn't helping living ones.

How to Look at a Vermeer

The artist left behind few clues about his life or intentions, but the paintings themselves teach the viewer new ways to see.

How Taylor Swift Infiltrated Dude Rock

On the unlikeliest, most fruitful collaboration in contemporary music

The Pornography Paradox

Reformers fear that ever more outré sites are warping users' desires. But transgression has always been part of the appeal.

The Poet Facing Down the End of the World

Jorie Graham has a message for us

The MAGIC KINGDOM of RON DESANTIS

My very British romp through America's weirdest state

The Ice-Cream Conspiracy

STUDIES SHOW A MYSTERIOUS HEALTH BENEFIT TO ICE CREAM. SCIENTISTS DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

MOST TRUSTWORTHY COMPANIES IN AMERICA 2023

IN ANY GOOD RELATIONSHIP, THE ONE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT is trust. It's hard to build, easy to lose and sometimes you think you have more of it than you really do.

Las Vegas Tops Nation as Eviction Crisis Spreads

Filings in some cities more than doubled in 2022 with pandemic protections ending. Tenant advocates fear rising rents will only make it worse

It's Time to Address the Risks of Artificial Intelligence

Lenient rules for biotech research have put the world at risk. Let's not that mistake with Al

The Story of an Enduring Game from a Dark Time

Anew film tells how Tetris came from behind the lron Curtain to conquer the planet

Keri Russell

CHARACTERIZING KERI RUSSELL'S NEW SHOW THE DIPLOMAT (NETFLIX, April 20) is difficult, but that's part of its charm.

TIME 100 The most influential people in the world - LEADERS

LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA, MARGRETHE VESTAGER, FUMIO KISHIDA, JOE BIDEN, SHERRY REHMAN + MORE

TIME 100 The most influential people in the world - INNOVATORS

SEAN SHERMAN, KYLIAN MBAPPÉ, NATASHA LYONNE, WANJIRA MATHAI, JERROD CARMICHAEL + MORE

TIME 100 The most influential people in the world - ICONS

PEDRO PASCAL, SALMAN RUSHDIE, KING CHARLES III, BRITTNEY GRINER, SHAH RUKH KHAN + MORE

TIME 100 The most influential people in the world - PIONEERS

S.S. RAJAMOULI, MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, BELLA HADID, SAM ALTMAN, ROBIN ZENG + MORE

Can Trump Still Win?

Despite his legal woes, the former president remains the GOP front runner-for now. Here's how political experts assess his chances in the 2024 race.

The Most Restorative Spots on Earth for Natural Healing

The hustle and bustle of the real world is enough to create tension just thinking about it. At those times, finding calm in Mother Nature seems, well, natural-and the latest tech is exactly what you might not want. Natural healing destinations help you put aside the noise and concentrate on relaxation with techniques or at locales-that have been around for ages. Whether it's a dip in an ancient bath, exploring a primeval forest or indulging in a treatment by a revered spiritual healer, these locations have something for every one of their wellness-focused guests.

TIME 100 The most influential people in the world - TITANS

LIONEL MESSI, BEYONCÉ, SHOU ZI CHEW, LAURENE POWELL JOBS, PADMA LAKSHMI + MORE

An Uncertain Future for Ukrainian Refugees in the U.S.

Thousands who fled to safety in America are now caught in immigration limbo. Will they be forced to return home?

MARKETING STRATEGY OF THE YEAR

GENESIS HOUSE, A 46,000-SQUARE-FOOT space, in New York City's Meatpacking District is not just an auto showroom.

VISIONARY OF THE YEAR

Oliver Zipse CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT, BMW GROUP

TECHNOLOGY ROLLOUT OF THE YEAR

Ford Pro FORD MOTOR COMPANY