One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs from rural Pennsylvania arrived at the office of Sen. John Fetterman for a long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation that would improve their care. Fetterman’s staff greeted them with bad news: The Pennsylvania Democrat had to cancel. He’d told his staff

There were four silver trunks in Mary Austin’s attic that she packed in the mid-1980s and hadn’t opened since. It was too painful. Almost 40 years on, in 2022, she opened one. It was crammed with lyrics from songs written by Freddie Mercury – Don’t Stop Me Now, Killer Queen,

Credit...Chris Buck for The New York Times Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform. Credit...Chris Buck for The New York Times Listen · 35:37 min Aug. 30, 2026 I promised Greg Chism I wouldn’t reveal

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Life is busy and there is only so much time to spend cleaning and tidying. What are the non-negotiables of a well-managed home? Here, housekeepers share their tips and hacks for making a chaotic house feel more orderly. Run a tight ship There are four elements to a well-run home,

InIn 2007, the US was on the cusp of an economic recession, and Buddy Rizer was tasked with finding Loudoun County, Virginia, a new way to make money. Rizer’s earlier career as a radio DJ didn’t exactly make him an obvious candidate to find a solution, but he was looking

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines. That disregard may soon change. Those countries offer examples of what it looks like to reclaim stolen or

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It's been an eventful year for Ringer founder and podcast host Bill Simmons. He ended 2025 and began 2026 at a peak in popularity, thanks to his performance on a podcast titled "Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st Century," which earned him the kind of crossover appeal he's

Hartmut Rosa (Lörrach, Alemania, 1959), uno de los intelectuales europeos más influyentes, se mueve como un adolescente más en el campus de verano que dirige. Rosa reúne cada agosto en el pueblo de Schwäbisch Gmünd, desde hace 27 años, a un centenar de jóvenes alemanes para debatir cuestiones de filosofía

Bill Gates is the latest in a string of tech luminaries to call out the risks of artificial intelligence.Credit...Chona Kasinger for The New York Times In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism. Bill Gates is the latest

American Chronicles A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick. August 31, 2026 Michael Lee Horrocks believes that, during the pandemic, Leah Stelly went down a TikTok rabbit hole and never came out. “I feel like I’m living in crazy town,” he said.Illustration

When he was the director of international student services at Syracuse University, Juan Tavares received a regular Saturday email from the dean of admissions reporting the tally of student applications, acceptances and enrollment deposits. During the pandemic the numbers began to slide, so Tavares offered the admissions team seven suggestions

Updated at 4:34 p.m. ET on August 28, 2026 The hard-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker warned Jewish Americans last week that their excessive identification with Israel would subject them to anti-Semitic attacks. “If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually

The classic checklist for psychopathy was developed in 1980 by Prof Robert Hare, who is still the recognised giant of the territory. The 20 traits, which ranged from pathological lying to a lack of empathy, were based entirely on prison populations. This worked because not only did Hare have the

Hartmut Rosa (Lörrach, Alemania, 1959), uno de los intelectuales europeos más influyentes, se mueve como un adolescente más en el campus de verano que dirige. Rosa reúne cada agosto en el pueblo de Schwäbisch Gmünd, desde hace 27 años, a un centenar de jóvenes alemanes para debatir cuestiones de filosofía

Essay My old friends and I have ended up scattered across different states, in different time zones, but we’ve made our own neighborhood inside the black and blue bubbles of our phones. August 28, 2026 Illustration by Derek Abella In the fall of 2024, in the Beinecke Rare Book and

MAGA world is angry. Again. The target this time is Jon Ossoff, the Democratic senator from Georgia. At a reelection rally in Atlanta on August 16, Ossoff was attacking President Trump over the Iran war when he pivoted to a more personal attack on the commander in chief. “The president

This morning, a headline in the Guardian read: “RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate.” The story by Michelle R. Smith reports that letters, newly obtained by members of the press, contradict Kennedy’s repeated assertions to members of Congress in early 2025 during his confirmation process

Global Notes The Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic. August 27, 2026 Photograph by Florian Gaertner / Photothek / Getty In February, 2025, I met with a delegation of Canadian ministers visiting Washington, D.C. Their aim