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How “Anti-Catholic Bias at the FBI” Is Becoming a Conspiracy Theory in Real Time

Josh Hawley found a way to link a leaked memo to a disputed arrest while interrogating Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Why Biden Wants to Keep the Law That Allows NSA Mass Surveillance, and Republicans Want to Kill It

The Biden administration sent a letter to Congress urging reauthorization as “a top legislative priority.”

Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Split With the Court’s Liberals in a 5–4 Decision

The unusual decision united Neil Gorsuch and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Rupert Murdoch Is Not Some Puppetmaster

An explosive revelation that the world’s most widely feared and reviled tycoon can be as indecisive and powerless as anyone else.

What Did In an Entire Generation of American Mayors

Lori Lightfoot joins an undistinguished club.

The Latest “Sad Ben Affleck” Incident Was Actually an Automotive Triumph

Yeah, so he gently bumped the cars behind and in front of him. Big whoop!

I Found Dozens of Deleted Screenshots on My Husband’s Phone. One of Them Is Inexplicable.

I confronted him about it.

Are We Finally Ready to See One of the ’90s’ Most Acclaimed Bands for What It Really Was?

Why Neutral Milk Hotel’s biggest fans are often those who understand it least.

We’re Not Ready for What’s Coming Next in Search

Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI want to change our relationship with information—and not in a good way.

I Told My 12-Year-Old Niece About What I Used to Do at Her Age. Bad Idea.

Some of our favorite Care and Feeding letters of all time.