It isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings.
The manager of Windows on the World survived 9/11, while 79 of his employees died. He’s still searching for permission to move on.
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, analysts can’t decide if the terrorist organization is all but defunct or more threatening than ever.
Every politician does some pandering, but few do it as clumsily, or with such evident disdain for their own supporters, as the vice president.
Jackie Collins wrote flashy Hollywood thrillers, but isn’t often thought of as a canonical Los Angeles writer.
A clear check on AI-made viruses is the limit of existing knowledge about what makes viruses dangerous.
Many of the CIA analysts who spotted the earliest signs of al-Qaeda’s rise were female. They had trouble getting their warnings heard.
A dog fashion show in the Philippines, the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, an ice cave in the French Alps, a traditional rodeo in Mexico City, and much more
The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.
The Trump administration is hoping to put so many restrictions on mail-in balloting that people simply won’t be able to vote that way at all.
The new monster movie ‘Hope’ can’t live up to its own epic aspirations.
Osama bin Laden wanted to eradicate faith in American power. Twenty-five years later, his dream is on the verge of coming true.
The harms of AI are clear enough to do something about them now.
After 9/11, the U.S. government was over-focused on fighting terrorism, losing sight of other threats. Americans are still living with the consequences.
The conservative activist couldn’t have risen to prominence without robust free speech.
It wasn’t always regarded as the intensely athletic sport that it is.
A year of feuds among MAGA figures shows how much the movement depended on Kirk personally.
The leaders of the American right have embraced the false idea that the United States is at war with Islam.
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes AI will destroy humanity. His story is going viral because so many others want to believe too.
His insistence during an overseas trip on championing democracy in foreign policy is now a relic.
They circumvented the law to persecute alleged September 11 perpetrators. It backfired.
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The novelist imagined women enjoying equality in the bedroom and the boardroom. Are we any closer to living in that world?
Moscow doesn’t want a conventional war, but it is busy fighting a hybrid one.
The military is doing long-term planning for its force in the Persian Gulf, risking further strain on the Navy.
He was ready for life after the Smithsonian. Protecting the institution had taken a toll.
Students’ use of AI is teaching them to cut corners, disdain rules, and believe that integrity is for suckers and wimps.
Right-wing activists have slowly taken control of a significant part of America’s local election apparatus. The country isn’t prepared for what they might do.
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell, the author of How to Eat an Elephant, on what voters want to hear
A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.
The superficial similarities between the U.S. and its closest friend are likely driving much of the president’s vitriol.
The attacks 25 years ago inspired a sense of national unity. It has since been shattered.
Traditionally, candidates try to distance themselves from unpopular presidents. But this year, that’s impossible.
John McConnell on his memories of working in the White House on September 11, 2001. Plus: American Pastoral by Philip Roth.
Images from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, presented by Oceanographic Magazine and Blancpain, featuring some of the best coastal, drone, and underwater photographs selected from more than 15,000 entries
The ferocity of the response to Jon Ossoff reveals something deeper about the world of Trump supporters.
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