AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm

The post-chatbot era has begun. Americans are starting to embrace bots that are much more powerful than ChatGPT.

Lila Shroff

The West’s Winter's Slow-Moving Catastrophe

Without mountain snow, the places that depend on the West’s rivers will hurt for water.

Rebecca Boyle

Why Nudge Policies Failed

A new book buries the Obama-era idea that small shifts in personal behavior can greatly improve the world.

By Rob Wolfe

Black History Month Is Radical Now

America loves its heroes. A nation that wants to forget its past must be reminded of all of it.

By Adam Harris

High Hurdles and White Gloves

Thomas P. Curtis won the Gold Medal in Athens 60 years ago. He found time to make notes of what happened.

Lila Shroff

Hitler’s Greenland Obsession

After creating an economic mess with tariffs, Hitler pursued resources and national security up north.

By Timothy W. Ryback

The Harvard of the South … Of the West?

Elite universities are taking the concept of a satellite campus to its logical extreme by acquiring facilities.

By Rose Horowitch

American Kids Used to Eat Everything

Children in the 19th century happily consumed wild plants and organ meats. What happened?

By Olga Khazan

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Kim Smith -  Communications Chair

Emma Wilson - Secretary

Ahmed Jami - Technology Chair

Emily Rodriguez - Editor in Chief

Cal Richards -  Managing Editor

Olivia Jones - Managing Editor

Ahmed Jami - Managing Editor