Elon Musk’s Quest to Own the Stars
Satellites owned by Elon Musk’s Starlink orbit the earth and beam an internet connection to almost anywhere. In 2019, the company sent its first 60 or so satellites into orbit — today, it has some 4,5...
9 Aug 202326min
The Legal Strategy Behind the Latest Trump Indictment
To win a conviction against former President Donald J. Trump for trying to subvert the results of the 2020 election, Jack Smith, the special counsel, is applying laws in ways that have never been used...
8 Aug 202327min
The Economy is on an Upswing. Should Biden Get Credit for It?
The latest economic figures are some of the best of President Biden’s tenure so far. It appears increasingly likely that the United States has managed to tame high inflation without causing a recessio...
7 Aug 202326min
The Sunday Read: ‘The Vanishing Family: Life in the Shadow of a Cruel Genetic Mutation’
When Barb’s father all but left, her mother turned inward, sitting quietly in front of the television, always smoking, often with a cocktail. Something had overtaken her, though it wasn’t clear what.S...
6 Aug 202346min
Fighting Canada’s Unending Fires
The wildfires sweeping Canada have become the largest in its modern history. Across the country, 30 million acres of forest have burned — three times as much land as in the worst American fire in the ...
4 Aug 202327min
43% vs. 43%: Why Trump and Biden Are Tied in Our New Poll
With Donald Trump facing charges in three different criminal cases, the biggest questions in American politics are whether that creates an opening for his Republican rivals in the presidential race — ...
3 Aug 202330min
The Charges Against Trump for Conspiring to Overturn the Election
On Tuesday afternoon, the special counsel Jack Smith filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over his wide-ranging attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.Luke Broadwater, a congre...
2 Aug 202326min
The Secret History of Gun Rights
How did the National Rifle Association, America’s most influential gun-rights group, amass its power?A New York Times investigation has revealed the secret history of how a fusty club of sportsmen bec...
1 Aug 202326min
