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It’s a problem that the social network won’t ban organizations like Infowars. It’s an even bigger problem that Facebook is so large that society might need it to.

Why Does Microsoft Want a Government Crackdown on Face Recognition?

Will Oremus

Are Amazon Prime Day Deals Actually Worth the Hype?

Christina Bonnington

How Apple Plans to Win the Mobile Payment War

Christina Bonnington

What the Latest Mueller Indictment Reveals About Guccifer 2.0, the “Lone Hacker” Who Was Really a Group of Russian Agents

April Glaser

What Can the Viral “What the Fluff” Video Teaches Us About Canine Cognition?

Irineo Cabreros

Russian Operatives Allegedly Funded Their Hacking With Bitcoin During the 2016 Campaign

Aaron Mak

Apple Music Is Beating Spotify. What Should Spotify Do About It?

Christina Bonnington

Human Interest

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My Toddler Has Become a Camel

Nicole Cliffe

My kid is really into spitting everywhere right now. How can I get him to stop?

Before I Was Old Enough to Fully Understand I Was Trans, a Sex Scene in an Asimov Book Changed My Life

Evan Urquhart

The 14 Best Hostess Gifts, According to Professional Party Attenders

Strategist Editors

Don’t Let Daniella Greenbaum’s Gender-Blind Casting Tantrum Fool You

Evan Urquhart

Ben Carson’s Weird Instagram Is a Time Capsule to His Weird Presidential Campaign. In 2018, It’s Almost Soothing.

Rachelle Hampton

Examining the Battle Over Inxeba, South Africa’s Provocative Queer Film About Love and Tradition in the Xhosa Community

Sofie Werthan

The Best Books on Cults, for These Cult-Obsessed Times

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Business

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Bikers, Go Ahead and Slap Cars That Come Too Close

Henry Grabar and Shirley Chan

It’s the best thing for both you and drivers. Even if they don’t know it.

Kylie Jenner Isn’t a Billionaire but Isn’t Not a Billionaire Because “Billionaire” Has Lost All Meaning

Felix Salmon

Congress Might Actually Create a Tax Break for Gym Memberships

Jordan Weissmann

Beautiful Visualizations Reduce 25 American Cities to Their Design Essence

Henry Grabar

Congress Sternly Wags a Finger at Trump Over Trade

Jordan Weissmann

Donald Trump Is Now Trying to Gaslight the Soybean Farmers

Jordan Weissmann

Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution to Poverty. So Why Do Lefty Wonks Keep Writing About It Like It Is?

Felix Salmon

All the Problems With WeWork’s Tyrannical New “No Meat” Policy

Felix Salmon

News & Politics

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Rosenstein’s New Indictment Can’t Be Brushed Aside

Fred Kaplan

But Trump will try, anyway.

John Bolton Had “5 Million Reasons” to Work With Cambridge Analytica

Carrie Levine and Dave Levinthal

Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

Osita Nwanevu

Trump Administration Declares War on Poverty “Largely Over” Because of Huge Success

Daniel Politi

Kavanaugh Must Explain His Views on Presidential Immunity

Norman L. Eisen and Ryan Goodman

Chicago Police Release Bodycam Footage of Fatal Shooting That Sparked Protests

Daniel Politi

This Photo of a Celebrating Macron Captures the Excitement of France’s World Cup Win

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Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

Sacha Baron Cohen Is Cruel, but Some of His Targets Deserve It

What Americans Don’t Understand About Putin

Brett Kavanaugh’s Record on the Rule of Law Is Indefensible

World Cup

It’s Scary How Much Better France Could Become, if They Learn to Trust Themselves

Macron Celebrating Captures the Excitement of France’s Victory

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers Final

Our President

Trump Admin. Declares War on Poverty “Largely Over”

Office Politics

All the Problems With WeWork’s Tyrannical New “No Meat” Policy

Bosses Should Let—No, Encourage—Their Employees to Work Outside

What happens when you’re addicted to your job?

The Sci-Fi Sex Scene That Changed My Life

“What the Fluff”

Tech

Does Amazon Prime Day Live Up to the Hype?

Apple Music Is Beating Spotify. Time for Spotify to Take Drastic Measures.

Possible Reasons Why Microsoft Wants the Government to Regulate Facial Recognition

“I love my husband more than anything in this world, but I cheated on him.”

Dear Prudence Uncensored: the Therapist and the Critical Friend

Help! I’m Worried My Aunt Is Going to Serve My Son Spoiled Meat.

Help! My Boyfriend Threw a Coffee Mug During an Argument. Am I in Danger?

Help! My Very Devout Husband Doesn’t Know I’m Faking My Religious Belief.

Before I Was Old Enough to Fully Understand I Was Trans, a Sex Scene in an Asimov Book Changed My Life

John Bolton Had “5 Million Reasons” to Work With Cambridge Analytica

Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

Now Within Reach, in This Week’s Open Thread

Who Is America? Gives Pro-Gun Zealots the Borat Treatment

Trump Administration Declares War on Poverty “Largely Over” Because of Huge Success

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Trick Republicans Into Supporting Guns for Toddlers Program

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? Can Be Cruel, but Some of His Targets Deserve It

France Won the World Cup With the Handbrake On

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? Can Be Cruel, but Some of His Targets Deserve It

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Trick Republicans Into Supporting Guns for Toddlers Program

The Eight Craziest Moments of a Truly Bonkers World Cup Final

It’s Scary How Much Better France Could Become, If They Learn to Trust Themselves

France Wins 2018 World Cup Final, Should Be Favored to Win in 2022, 2026 …

Ranking Harry Kane’s Impressive Haul of Unimpressive Goals

What Was the Best Non-Goal Play of the World Cup?

Facebook Won’t Make the Bed It Lies In

Why Does Microsoft Want a Government Crackdown on Face Recognition?

Are Amazon Prime Day Deals Actually Worth the Hype?

How Apple Plans to Win the Mobile Payment War

What the Latest Mueller Indictment Reveals About Guccifer 2.0, the “Lone Hacker” Who Was Really a Group of Russian Agents

What Can the Viral “What the Fluff” Video Teaches Us About Canine Cognition?

Russian Operatives Allegedly Funded Their Hacking With Bitcoin During the 2016 Campaign

Apple Music Is Beating Spotify. What Should Spotify Do About It?

My Toddler Has Become a Camel

Before I Was Old Enough to Fully Understand I Was Trans, a Sex Scene in an Asimov Book Changed My Life

The 14 Best Hostess Gifts, According to Professional Party Attenders

Don’t Let Daniella Greenbaum’s Gender-Blind Casting Tantrum Fool You

Ben Carson’s Weird Instagram Is a Time Capsule to His Weird Presidential Campaign. In 2018, It’s Almost Soothing.

Examining the Battle Over Inxeba, South Africa’s Provocative Queer Film About Love and Tradition in the Xhosa Community

The Best Books on Cults, for These Cult-Obsessed Times

Bikers, Go Ahead and Slap Cars That Come Too Close

Kylie Jenner Isn’t a Billionaire but Isn’t Not a Billionaire Because “Billionaire” Has Lost All Meaning

Congress Might Actually Create a Tax Break for Gym Memberships

Beautiful Visualizations Reduce 25 American Cities to Their Design Essence

Congress Sternly Wags a Finger at Trump Over Trade

Donald Trump Is Now Trying to Gaslight the Soybean Farmers

Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution to Poverty. So Why Do Lefty Wonks Keep Writing About It Like It Is?

All the Problems With WeWork’s Tyrannical New “No Meat” Policy

Rosenstein’s New Indictment Can’t Be Brushed Aside

John Bolton Had “5 Million Reasons” to Work With Cambridge Analytica

Chicago’s Abusive Police State Is Untenable

Trump Administration Declares War on Poverty “Largely Over” Because of Huge Success

Kavanaugh Must Explain His Views on Presidential Immunity

Chicago Police Release Bodycam Footage of Fatal Shooting That Sparked Protests

This Photo of a Celebrating Macron Captures the Excitement of France’s World Cup Win

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