admin Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers
The environmental activist has launched a project to document community concerns about the boom in data-center construction across the U.S.
The Show That’s Charting a Post-Trump Future
Jon Allsop writes that “America, Actually,” a new show from Vox, is trying to talk about politics without talking about…
Can Head Start Be Deregulated Out of Existence?
The early-childhood program faces a renewed assault by the Trump Administration, Jessica Winter writes.
After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran
Ishaan Tharoor writes about the state of President Donald Trump’s war in Iran six months after its beginning.
The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
In D.C. and the Dakotas, at rodeos and powwows, celebrating the country means taking in pride and disappointment and fellow-feeling,…
The Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Spiral
From the daily newsletter: Unfounded theories about the case are running rampant on social media as the trial continues. But…
The Real Meaning of the Jason Arday Scandal
Lauren Michelle Jackson on the self-described “race-realist” Nathan Cofnas, the death of the Cambridge professor Jason Arday, and controversies surrounding…
The Glorious Disorder of Michael Ondaatje’s Early Work
Amitava Kumar on the œuvre of Michael Ondaatje, which includes “The Collected Works of Billy the Kid,” “The English Patient,”…
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
First-Date Montage
Illustration by Mads Horwath: Yes, I am odd, but I am still multifaceted.