The future of the Firewall

Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before

AfD is rising, but it can still be stopped

How far-right AfD breakthrough may ‘cause absolute chaos’ in Germany

Who Controls the Data Controls the Future

Many Space Missions Are Searching for Life Beyond Earth—But Are We Prepared for the Fallout If They Succeed?

If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?

The True Purpose of Tarot

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Cooking Show Is Government Propaganda. I Kind of Love It?

Open Thread

Chasing the Ideal Dog

The secret life of a cell-cycle gatekeeper of breast cancer

Liberal Education Worthy of the Name

The Argument We Forgot How to Have

Governor Healey, MIT President Kornbluth to Kick Off Festivities at MIT Future Fest

Germany’s Political Firewall Is Crumbling

Hegseth’s Pentagon Lurches off the Rails

The Bird in You, the World in You, and the Art of Trusting Time: Ceramics, Serpentine, and How to Get Over Heartbreak

The Cost of Not Building Data Centers

Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

Wilderness, Solitude, and Creativity: Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life During Seven Months on a Small Alaskan Island

Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan

RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.

Before puritanism and personality cults made it boring, affect theory brimmed with real intellectual potential. Laura Kipnis explains