The Lesson Watergate Was Supposed to Teach
admin Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. thought Nixon’s downfall would restrain presidents for generations. Instead, Watergate helped write the script for the…
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 Finalists
The finalist selections for this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition were just announced by the organizers at <em>Oceanographic…
The Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane Escape
The president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Convenient Truth
The Meta CEO has a new message now that his company is losing the AI race.
Photos: The Total Solar Eclipse of 2026
In western Europe, millions of people looked into the sky, hoping to witness today’s total solar eclipse as the moon’s…
It May Be Time to Panic About AI
Bots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in?
AOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees One
Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.
RFK Jr. Is Taking On the Fuzziest Category in Food Science
The Health and Human Services secretary has railed against ultra-processed foods. Now he wants to define what they actually are.
Where Has All the Testosterone Gone?
Levels of the hormone have dropped in the past half century—but no one knows exactly why.
A Silver Lining in Afghanistan
Five years after the U.S. withdrawal, al-Qaeda remains weak and the Taliban has become an unexpected partner.