The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.
By Emily Bazelon and
For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.
By Emily Bazelon and
A good salad can transport you, but the truly great ones all have one thing in common: plenty of cheese.
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A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election.
By Elizabeth Dias and
Ted Sarandos helped lead Netflix to victory in streaming, but the war for your attention isn’t over.
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The Hard Problem of Bringing Trump Into Focus
For all the news that the former president makes, the Biden team is struggling to make the campaign about him.
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Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally — and the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan.
By Matthieu Aikins and
I’m a Retired Psychiatrist. Is It OK to Befriend a Former Patient?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on professional boundaries.
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Judge John Hodgman on What Constitutes ‘Visiting’ a State
Does it count if you never leave the car?
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The One Thing That Can Save Cinema From C.G.I. Oblivion
The motion-capture acting in “The Planet of the Apes” movies tries to preserve the magic of the physical world amid all the effects in a big budget franchise.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the limits of personal responsibility.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on artificial intelligence platforms, and whether it’s hypocritical for teachers to use these tools while forbidding students from doing the same.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Topped with deeply browned onions, this snack is as simple or complex as you make it.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
Vacations are cool, but sometimes you need more than an escape.
By Julia Cho
The African National Congress has long rested on its legacy. But increasingly that isn’t enough to persuade voters to keep it in power.
By John Eligon
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on how to overcome the “soft” climate denial that keeps us buying junk.
By David Marchese
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to disclose a devastating, destabilizing secret.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
A couple’s cat is facing some serious accusations.
By John Hodgman
In early 20th-century America, political bombings became a constant menace — but then helped give rise to law enforcement as we know it.
By Steven Johnson
Radical forces in Israeli society have moved from the fringes to the mainstream and put Israel’s democracy in peril. Here are the takeaways from our investigation.
By Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti
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