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Gullible Mr. Trump
The former president will believe anything—even wild rumors about immigrants killing and eating pets—as long as it’s cruel, politically expedient, and on TV.
The former president will believe anything—even wild rumors about immigrants killing and eating pets—as long as it’s cruel, politically expedient, and on TV.
The singer is a perfect bogeywoman for almost everything the GOP is targeting in 2024.
The manager of Windows on the World survived 9/11, while 79 of his employees died. He’s still searching for permission to move on.
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass
Urban spillover is becoming a greater threat as wildfires grow.
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Conspiracism and hyper-partisanship in the nation’s fastest-growing city
The pro-life justification for supporting the former president has now collapsed.
A murky founding story, a shadowy CEO, and a staggering takeover of American retail
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
A preview of some of this year’s best wildlife images
Spencer Cox built his brand on standing against polarization and extremism. Now he’s backing Donald Trump.
Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
What happens when officers feel stuck in a department?
The usefulness of these formerly fun discourse pictures is on the wane.
Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?
Many Americans believe the ex-president survived an assassination attempt because of divine intervention.
Why did it take so long to reach patients?