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This Is Why People Hate the Government

Annie Lowrey, the author of “The Time Tax,” explains how the government steals Americans’ time — on purpose.

The Next China Shock Is Here

China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?

The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control

Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.

The Warring Visions of American Power

American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?

Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview

The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.

AMA: Peter Thiel, Chris Rufo and the D.S.A.

Ezra Klein answers listeners’ questions.

The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This

Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers.

How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman

The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations.

The Democratic Party Needs Change

Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.

Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong

Morris Katz helped Zohran Mamdani win, and then tried to do the same for Graham Platner. What has he learned?

What Americans Need to Understand About China

Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, went back to school to try to understand how the Chinese president thinks.

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

The old solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict don’t seem to fit the present reality. A Land for All proposes an alternative.

The America That’s Still Possible

On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.

Chris Rufo, MAGA’s Top Activist on the Right, Has a Conspiracy Problem

One of MAGA’s leading activists discusses how he views the second Trump administration, as well as various factions of the right.

I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel

The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.

Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention

Chris Hayes and Ezra Klein discuss how the Democrats are winning the battle for attention, and whether that can translate into winning elections.

The Left’s Reckoning on Gaza, Elites and American Power

Matt Duss, Senator Bernie Sanders’s former foreign policy adviser, argues that Democrats need a foreign policy reckoning.

The New Right’s Very Old Vision of Men

The journalist Helen Lewis examines the ancient, angry gender politics of the New Right.