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“They Look So Innocent. They’re Not Innocent.”

Trump is reviving the long American tradition of casting suspicion and blame on nonwhite children.

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The Conversation Starts Here

Discoveries from underneath one of the world’s biggest cities.

Life as an Urban Archaeologist

Psychology’s Trolley Dilemma Is Going Off the Rails

What if your answer to an absurd hypothetical had no bearing on how you would behave in real life? A new study is forcing the question.

According to a wine critic.

Culture

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What if your answer to an absurd hypothetical question had no bearing on how you behaved in real life?

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Even if the Carters’ series already hit its peak.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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My father killed himself seven years ago. I’m still trying to understand him, and what I could have done differently.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

M&Ms! Cookies! Banana bread! How do we get Grandma to stop being the Sugar Fairy?

Business

Where the money goes

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Previously undisclosed statements from two consular officers raise questions about the legality of the Trump administration’s third travel ban.

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“They Look So Innocent. They’re Not Innocent.”

Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering

Trump’s Complaints About the FBI Imply There’s Ample Evidence for Collusion

The Italian Mafia Is More Powerful Than It’s Ever Been

Immigration

Protest in New Orleans Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Laura Bush Says Separating Families “Cruel and Immoral”

Trump World

Feds Piece Together Michael Cohen’s Shredded Documents, Recover Encrypted Messages

Trolling

Elon Musk Is Trying to Redefine Socialism as … Capitalism

World Cup

South Korea Built Its Team Around One Man. Can It Work?

Discoveries from underneath one of the world’s biggest cities.

Psychology’s Trolley Dilemma Is Going Off the Rails

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year

Culture

Everything Is Love Is Like a Prestige Drama Finale

Here’s Where You Can Listen to Everything Is Love Without Tidal

AMC Pulls Chris Hardwick’s Talking With… in the Wake of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Help! My Fiancée Is Allergic to Dogs, and My Mother Is Mad About It.

When You Leave Facebook for 10 Days, Facebook Does Not Let You Forget It

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year, According to a Wine Critic

Protest in New Orleans Over Family Separations Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering

AMC Pulls Chris Hardwick’s Talking With… in the Wake of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Can a One-Man Team Win at the World Cup?

Trump’s Damning Doublespeak

“Nits Make Lice”: America’s Long History of Casting Suspicion and Blame on Nonwhite Children

Does the Trolley Problem Have a Problem?

Here’s a Dishonest Tweet from Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Also Five Limericks

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s New Album Is Like the Satisfying Finale of a Prestige Drama

Where LeBron Should Play Next Year, According to a Wine Critic

AMC Pulls Chris Hardwick’s Talking With… in the Wake of Sexual Abuse Allegations

Can a One-Man Team Win at the World Cup?

Last Week Tonight Debuts a Song About Xi Jinping That Will Surely Be Banned in China

Here’s Where You Can Listen to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Album If You Don’t Have Tidal

Thirst Aid Kit Celebrates and Examines Celebrity Lust

What Suicide Leaves Behind

Electronic Health Records Are on the Verge of Actually Being Useful

Climate Change–Related Heat Waves Will Be Deadly for People Who Are Homeless

The Trolley Problem Tries to Probe Our Moral Compass. Does It Work?

Five Ways Apple Is Making Its Devices More Secure in iOS 12

The Personalization Battle Is Reaching Its Cartoonish Extreme

A Woman Says Neil Armstrong Gave Her a Vial of “Moon Dust” When She Was 10. She’s Suing NASA to Keep It.

When You Leave Facebook for 10 Days, Facebook Does Not Let You Forget It

My Mom Won’t Stop Giving Our Kid Sweets

Rabbit Holes: Why I Obsessively Investigate Celebrities With Dual Nationality

The Best Sunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing for Kids and Babies

“Nits Make Lice”: America’s Long History of Casting Suspicion and Blame on Nonwhite Children

Why I Love Life Hacks and Hate Them Too

On Raising Boys in an Age of “Gender Battles”

Everything I Pack for an Outdoor Picnic (and I Wrote the Book)

Elizabeth Holmes Deserves Prison, but Her Indictment Won’t Make Silicon Valley Any Less Reckless

Maybe This One Dumb Chart Explains the Economy

How Donald Trump Took Transactional Philanthropy to Its Logical, and Illegal, Extreme

Goldman Sachs, Deepak Chopra, and Paul Tudor Jones Are Launching a New Investment Fund, but It’s Good

Why Donald Trump Is Absolutely Obsessed With Canadian Dairy Protectionism

Highways Have Divided and Afflicted City Neighborhoods for Decades. Can They Be Redeemed?

Donating $20 Million to a Journalism School Is a Really Bad Way to Spend $20 Million

Elon Musk Is Trying to Redefine Socialism as … Capitalism

“The Waiver Process Is Fraud”

Protest in New Orleans Over Family Separations Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court Punted on Partisan Gerrymandering. The Fight to Kill It Is Far From Over.

Laura Bush Calls Trump Policy of Separating Families at Border “Cruel and Immoral”

Trump’s Damning Doublespeak

At Least Five Killed When SUV Packed With Immigrants Crashes After Border Patrol Chase

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