The evisceration of U.S.A.I.D. isn’t a policy fight—it’s an execution designed to strike fear in our own government.

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Senator Brian Schatz on how the Party should be responding to Donald Trump’s breakneck assault on the government.

During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...

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David Remnick on Trump taking aim at Palestine. Plus: the Weeknd tests the limits of his villainous alter ego; how the tiger ...

Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on ...

The acclaimed Chinese-cuisine chef and writer reflects on stories of foreign travel in China, and what it feels like to fall ...

Tesfaye turned to a different medium to express his ideas about celebrity: he co-created a TV series with Sam Levinson, the ...

The avant-garde artist cemented her fame with the achingly personal “Magdalene.” Her new club album, “Eusexua,” looks outward ...