The first observance of what came to be known as Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, when a Civil War general called on Americans to commemorate the sacrifices of Union soldiers. It was initially called Decoration Day, for the practice of decorating graves with wreaths and flags. And there were so many graves — […] Read more ›
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For the past quarter century, the future of monarch butterflies has looked dire, with these iconic American insects flitting toward extinction. Now, however, there is at least a small reason for hope: New data from WWF Mexico, a large conservation group, offers further evidence that the decline of eastern monarchs — the world’s largest population — has […] Read more ›
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This morning, Joe Kent — the director of the National Counterterrorism Center — resigned in protest over the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” he said in a resignation letter addressed to Trump and published on X. You’d think that a war critic like myself should welcome this development. The […] Read more ›
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To its fiercest critics, “populism” is a politics of mindless resentment: The populist’s animating ambition is not to help people in general — or the downtrodden in particular — so much as to hurt some vilified elite. If afflicting the comfortable also requires discomforting the afflicted, so be it. Personally, I think this is wildly […] Read more ›
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Where would humanity be without our mild delusion? Many of the technologies we take for granted, from the light bulb to iPhones, would cease to exist without relentless resolve. Stephen King, rejected dozens of times, persisted and became one of the world’s top-selling authors. Any entrepreneur maintains a bit of in the face of the staggering […] Read more ›
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I never realized how much sugar was in my life, until I gave up sweets for Lent. I go on a walk and outside the grocery store I see the Girl Scouts pushing their product. I go to a friend’s birthday party and the cake stares at me from across the room. I head to […] Read more ›
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Warm temps and patio happy hours are on the horizon, so you know what that means: It’s time to play the IRS’s favorite twisted (and forced) guessing game: We’re going to make you figure out how much you owe us in taxes, even though we already know! If you aren’t super financially savvy — which, […] Read more ›
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There are already clear losers from the war in Iran: The battered Iranian regime itself, the civilians under heavy bombardment in Iran and Lebanon, the Gulf countries’ whose reputation as a stable safe haven have been shattered by missiles and drones, the people everywhere — but particularly in the world’s poorest countries — impacted by high fuel […] Read more ›
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For much of the past eight years, the political fight over transgender rights in America has centered on two questions: whether trans women and girls should play on sports teams matching their gender identity, and whether minors should have access to gender-related medical treatment. Those debates aren’t over, but the policy and legal fights are […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is looking for help with the war he started. What’s happening? Over the weekend, Trump said in a post that “many” countries “will […] Read more ›
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After spending the past several months engaged in an intense Oscar campaign for Mary Supreme — including claiming that his performance as pompous ping-pong player Marty Mauser was his best work to date — Timothée Chalamet ultimately lost Best Actor to Sinners star Michael B. Jordan during Sunday’s ceremony. Chalamet’s loss wasn’t a total upset, […] Read more ›
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Heading into the Oscars on Sunday night, the buzz surrounding Sinners and director Ryan Coogler was that they could be Hollywood’s biggest surprise. In the same way that the movie surpassed box office expectations (it’s made more than $369 million worldwide to date), it could perhaps defy the odds and take home the night’s biggest […] Read more ›
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If you tend to sob every tax season while compiling your yearly expenses or checking random boxes on TurboTax, then you have come to the right place. I, too, used to be in your position — until I hired an accountant and made my money problem her money problem. Before that, however, taxes were my […] Read more ›
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As part of its ongoing release of the Epstein files, the Department of Justice has released three FBI memos relating to accusations of sexual assault against President Donald Trump. The news came days after Bill and Hillary Clinton were brought before the House Oversight Committee to testify about Bill’s connection to notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey […] Read more ›
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The premise of the Republican Party’s arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee is that, nearly 200 years ago, Congress banned the states from counting thousands of the ballots that are cast every year in modern-day elections — and somehow no one noticed this fact until 2024. The case turns on three federal laws which […] Read more ›
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A bold new idea is taking the Democrats by storm: massive middle-class tax cuts. Last week, two of the party’s rumored 2028 candidates — Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker — unveiled plans to fully exempt tens of millions of Americans from federal income taxes. Under Van Hollen’s policy, individuals who earn less than […] Read more ›
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There is a photograph on Instagram of a girl who shares almost my exact name — Roya Rastegar. She is 33 years old. She is from Isfahan, my grandfather’s city. Security forces raided her home in January and arrested her. No one has heard from her since. Every morning, I wake up too early and […] Read more ›
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Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from a […] Read more ›
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Imagine you’re alone in a room. No phone. No windows. No way out. There’s only one thing in there with you: a giant pile of cocaine. Maybe you’ve never touched drugs in your life. Maybe you think people who use drugs are bad or morally suspect. But you’re trapped in that room, for an unknown […] Read more ›
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Hollywood has been reeling from the production exodus from California, the pandemic, the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the LA wildfires, and the AI takeover. Now comes the big consolidation. David Ellison, head of Skydance Media and son of tech mogul Larry Ellison, has been on a shopping spree, first buying up Paramount and now beating […] Read more ›
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On March 10, 1876, a 29-year-old Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell sat in a modest laboratory at 5 Exeter Place in Boston and did something no human being had ever done: He spoke into a wire, and someone in the next room heard his voice. His exact words, recorded in his laboratory notebook: “Mr. […] Read more ›
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