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Is Trump an Agent or an Accident of History?

In Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels, a “psychohistorian” in a far-flung galactic empire figures out a way to predict the future…

World

The Voice of the Subway Speaks for Herself, at Last

It’s a voice that is unmistakable to millions of harried New York City subway riders, telling them to “please stand…

World

Canada’s Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes, and Anxiety

As international students flock to Canada, the country is looking closer at ways to protect them against labor and financial…

Politics

A Homeless Man Sleeps in the Lobby of My Apartment Building. What Should I Do?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to be empathetic while also respecting one’s own boundaries.

World

If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He?

Last month, the states of Colorado and Maine moved to disqualify Donald Trump as a candidate in the 2024 presidential…

World

America Must Face Up to Israel’s Extremism

Two far-right members of Israel’s cabinet, the national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, caused an…

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Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Politically Obtuse Plutocrats

All Wall Street wants is a good hypocrite — someone who can convince the Republican base that he or she…

World

What Biden Needs to Tell Us

Sometimes social revolutions emerge from ordinary ideas. In the 17th and 18th centuries, thinkers like William Petty, David Hume and…

Food

Year of the Vegetable

In for 2024: meatless meals, project cooking, luxurious breakfasts and energizing snacks.

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The Persecution of Harvard’s Claudine Gay

Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard who announced her resignation on Tuesday after her problematic congressional testimony about antisemitism and…

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