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Claudia Rankine’s new book overflows with grief for the backlash to racial progress, but history isn’t finished.

The consequences would be awful.

Every lake is Lake America, and every Gulf is the Gulf of America.

The Wall Street Journal is defending an op-ed written by a chatbot.

The actor could make all of his characters delightful to watch, no matter how sinister or strange.

Human writers are expensive, and they eventually die. AI is cheaper, and will never join a union.

The North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper is getting a lot of national attention, but the lessons of his campaign may not be transferable.

For centuries, some have lamented the erosion of the region’s distinctive approach to etiquette.

The ferocity of the response to Jon Ossoff reveals something deeper about the world of Trump supporters.

In decision after decision, the conservative justices are ignoring the evidentiary record that lower courts have worked hard to establish.

The Republican governor thinks he can drain the bile from partisan combat. Trying to do it almost broke him.

The usual story is that Milton Avery mentored, then was eclipsed by, the famed abstract expressionist. But it was more complicated than that.

What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty.

The government’s onerous rules impose a burdensome tax on time.

An interview with the Microsoft co-founder about artificial intelligence, his ideas for regulation, and Jeffrey Epstein

GOP lawmakers are pushing to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens—including their ability to run for office.

His magic lay in his ability to be outrageous without being self-conscious.

What really concerns them isn’t just the $40 trillion.

Meta seems happy to pay a landmark legal settlement.

Despite Trump’s claims, the CIA director’s visit was anything but routine. It might be a sign that Putin is getting more dangerous.

A long two weeks after a derecho blew through, most of the city finally has power.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on why she is skipping the Michigan Democratic Party’s convention, the rise of anti-Semitism within her party, and the conundrum Jewish Democrat voters face. Plus: a new round of President Trump’s Canadian trade war,…

What Dolly Parton meant to the South

The quieter, longer-term strategy could help push the conflict out of the minds of voters ahead of the midterms.

The director of Coyote vs. Acme wants to make sense of the film’s near death.