Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran
admin If the regime can’t be dislodged by force, maybe it can be bribed.
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The Eternal Allure of the Rabbit Hole
While researching a woman who went deep on the JFK assassination, I was pulled in too.
Are GLP-1s Performance-Enhancing Drugs?
A weight-loss medication eased Serena Williams’s comeback. Experts can’t agree on whether that’s doping.
The Forgotten Founding Father
Excluded from America’s origin story, James Wilson may have been the most influential, prescient, and democratic drafter of the Constitution.
The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want
Trump threatens native sovereignty in Arizona.
The Seven-Headed Hydra at the End of Finance
What has SpaceX become?
Tests of the Reflecting Pool Turn Up a Surprise
Eforts to clean the pool might be making the problem worse.
How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late
The case against AI hype with Cory Doctorow
Europe Needs to Stop Appeasing Trump
Obsequiousness will only backfire.
Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged
Andy Burnham, Manchester’s mayor, prepares to challenge Keir Starmer—and is likely to win.