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Trump’s War on the Shallow State The administration has left hundreds of appointed roles open—including those that would have a central role in implementing Trump’s priorities.

Egypt’s Warning to Israel Cairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza.

<em>Primetime </em>Wrings Even More Drama Out of <em>To Catch a Predator </em> The new film imagines the human drama behind the scenes of the hit TV show.

Adapting a Video Game Might Be Harder Than Playing It The director of the new Resident Evil movie glanced past the details to capture the franchise’s spirit.

AI Companies’ Shaky New Plan to Police Themselves Third-party evaluators will be allowed inside companies to monitor the models. But how much access and influence will they really have?

The Two-Year Temper Tantrum to Come Trump’s recent kerfuffle with the press is a preview of his next era.

The Republicans Are Bolting From Trump A president who demanded loyalty is no longer getting it.

What Annie Dillard Left Out Dillard understood that even in suburban landscapes, nature could be transcendent—but human relationships are largely absent from her writing.

What Do We Do About the Cameras Everywhere? A genuine reckoning with Meta and the surveillance state

America’s Hypocritical Take on Intellectual Property An overlooked DOJ document argues that copyright suits against AI companies should be widely dismissed.