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Annals of InquiryWhat’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?Illustration by Lina MüllerSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of sci-fi movies about aliens that come to Earth. The extraterrestrials in popular culture, however, always looked so familiar …
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Q. & A.How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting AmericaSource photograph by Dustin Chambers / Bloomberg / GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyFor months, President Donald Trump’s Administration has launched a full-scale attack, led by his Secretary of …
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Trump rode the paranoid style of MAGA politics to power. Has he discovered that he can’t control it?For this week’s Fault Lines column, Jon Allsop is filling in for Jay Caspian Kang.In January, three days after President Donald Trump began his second term, he issued an executive order to declassify …
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For many of Donald Trump’s followers, his appeal has an almost mystical dimension. What happens when the spell breaks?On April 1st, the day before President Donald Trump’s tariffs cratered global markets, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters “to trust the President’s instinct on the economy.” …
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The Political SceneThe G.O.P.’s Election-Integrity TrapDonald Trump has spent years arguing that mail-in voting is fraudulent and corrupt. Now the Republican National Committee, which sees mail-in voting as essential, must persuade his base to embrace it.By Antonia HitchensApril 24, 2024At a Trump …
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A Critic at LargeDon’t Believe What They’re Telling You About MisinformationRailing against social media for manipulating our zombie minds might just distract us from our collective societal failures.Illustration by Till LauerSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyMillions of …
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Brave New WorldThe Truth Is Out There, on an AppA NASA report recommended crowdsourcing possible U.F.O. sightings. The founder of Enigma Labs explains how they’re already sorting and rating them according to plausibility.By Matthew HutsonJanuary 22, 2024Illustration by João FazendaSave this …
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Cultural CommentThe Intimate Reality of the J.F.K. AssassinationA visit to Dealey Plaza, after years of thinking and reading about the Kennedy assassination, came as a shock.By Adam GopnikNovember 22, 2023Photograph from Corbis / GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyIn …
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Satire from The Borowitz ReportQAnon Fears R.F.K., Jr., Will Take Votes Away from J.F.K., Jr.Photograph by Mario Tama / GettySaveSaveSaveSaveWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Members of the group known as QAnon are warning that the Independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will siphon off …
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Daily CommentThe World According to Elon Musk’s GrandfatherElon Musk speaking outside the Capitol earlier this month after a closed meeting between business leaders and members of Congress.Photograph by Tom Brenner / The Washington Post / GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this …
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