Maybe Musk Isn’t All-Powerful, After All
A series of setbacks have raised questions about Elon Musk’s enduring influence in the White House.
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We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention. What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All.
A young woman walked casually down a public street only to find herself suddenly surrounded by masked law enforcement officers in plain clothes. Without explanation — and in the absence of criminal charges and any due process — she was forced into a …
Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics
transcript Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics, and in our lives more generally. So I always enjoy conversations that I have no earthly idea …
Kennedy Described My Reality
My daughter hasn’t spoken in five years. She never had many words, but they all disappeared just before she turned two. She used to clap her hands along to music, respond to her name and once tried to feed her baby doll Cheerios. Those skills …
The Terrifying Prospect of Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine
Days after threatening to abandon peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, the Trump administration last week produced the outlines of a proposal to end the war between the two countries. The proposal, which is being viewed as President Trump’s “final …
The Things I Can Only Write in English
One warm evening in March 2022, I ventured out of my apartment to go on a first date. At the time, busy with grad school, I was not keeping a diary, so most of what I remember from that night — and the ones that followed — comes from a handful of …
Protein Is in Everything These Days. Even Popcorn.
Social media has fueled a “proteinification” of snacks, and Khloé Kardashian is hopping on board with a line of enhanced popcorn.
Putin Keeps Pummeling Ukraine, Convinced Trump Is on His Side
President Vladimir V. Putin is, brutally, walking a tightrope. The Russian leader appears eager to keep up talks with President Trump as Moscow brims with optimism that energy deals, direct flights and the lifting of sanctions could all be in the …
A Faithful Throng Pays Last Respects to Pope Francis
“It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.
Air Raids and Antidepressants: Sleep Deprivation Takes a Toll in Ukraine
Sleep deprivation has become a health crisis in the country, experts and psychologists say. They cite near-nightly drone attacks as one of the major impediments to getting proper rest.