1. Is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Belief a Lie?The GOP nominee recognizes the reality of climate change when managing his golf courses — so why has he stuck to a politically unpopular position of total denial?
    By Eric Levitz
  2. Is It Possible to Make a Good Video-Game Publication?Wenner Media is launching an ambitious new video-game site. What can that look like?
    By Brian Feldman
  3. the environment
    As America’s Largest Reservoir Hits Record Low, a Dam Debate ReturnsNow that the Colorado River basin’s water supply is drying up, should we consider undoing some of America’s greatest engineering feats?
    By Chas Danner
  4. the national interest
    Anti-Science Conservatives Unclear on Meaning of the Word BanA liberal school board is infringing on their right to teach pseudoscience.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. What’s Next for Megyn Kelly?The Fox News star’s much-hyped interview with Donald Trump exposed the limits of her mainstream appeal.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  7. It’s Been the Hottest Month on Record, for a Full Year NowApril was the hottest April in recorded history. March was the hottest March. Ditto for February – and each of the nine preceding months.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. the national interest
    President Obama Is Now His Own Anger TranslatorA brutal, unfiltered smackdown of Senator Snowball.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. Facebook Needs to Grow UpFacebook wants all of the power, but none of the responsibility.
    By Brian Feldman
  10. Donald Trump Is Our First Facebook CandidateHe speaks like we post.
    By Brian Feldman
  11. from the archives
    Revisiting the Last Great Debate Over Skyscraper ShadowsAnother tall building, another fight over a share of light. 
    By Christopher Bonanos
  12. The Secret Behind Facebook’s Trending Topics BarThe deadpan summaries are written by people acting as algorithms.
    By Brian Feldman
  13. nerd prom
    What You Missed At Obama’s Mic-Drop White House Correspondents’ DinnerJokes about the GOP, Trump, racism, and how old Bernie Sanders is, plus Don Lemon flipping the bird and a literal mic drop from the president of the United States.
    By Chas Danner
  14. Trump’s Biggest Con: The Nominating System Is Rigged!He has convinced a critical mass of GOP voters that following the rules would be an anti-democratic travesty. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. New Evidence on How Dinosaurs Went ExtinctA recent study from the National Academy of Sciences posits dinosaurs may have been on the decline for a while. 
    By Adam Banicki and Cait Munro
  16. fox news news
    Fox News Shake-up Throws Roger Ailes Succession Race Into DisarrayMichael Clemente, seen as a leading contender to replace the Fox News chief, was moved to a new division. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  17. power
    What Megyn Kelly’s Meeting With Donald Trump Says About the Future of Fox NewsUltimately, the network can’t afford to lose her. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  18. 80 Million Reasons BuzzFeed Had to Halve Its Revenue Projections for 2016“Omg” and “wtf.”
    By Max Read
  19. the national interest
    Antarctic Study: GOP Would Trigger CatastropheThe Republican plan to melt Antarctica would be even worse than we thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. New Paper Suggests Catastrophic Climate Shifts May Be Decades AwayIf climate scientist James Hansen’s new study is right, the Paris climate accord won’t save our coastal cities.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. fox news
    Fox News Slams Trump After New Attack on KellyThe war is heating up again following Trump’s call for a boycott of Kelly’s show.
    By Chas Danner
  22. Big Oil Is Scared of Trump for Terrible Reasons“Would he take a carbon tax as part of a tax reform deal? Of course, because he cares about tax reform.”
    By Eric Levitz
  23. the national interest
    Climate Change and Conservative Brain DeathMarco Rubio embodies a brain-dead party Establishment that deserves to perish.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. James Bennet Moves to Times Editorial PageA replacement editor has yet to be named. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  25. breitbart.com
    Turmoil Continues at Breitbart Over Response to Alleged Assault of ReporterMichelle Fields isn’t the only person at the website who’s disappointed with how they’ve responded to her claim that she was assaulted by Donald Trump’s campaign manager.
    By Chas Danner
  26. Will ‘Trumpism’ Take Over the GOP?Trump isn’t saying much of substance right now. But that doesn’t mean an infrastructure might not pop up to help him fill in the blanks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Florida Mayors Demand Climate-Change Questions at Miami Primary DebatesA bipartisan coalition of Florida mayors really doesn’t want to see the ocean swallow their cities. 
    By Eric Levitz
  28. The Sad History of Modern Stop-the-Putative-Nominee CabalsThere have been several “anybody but ____” efforts in living memory to deny a presidential nomination front-runner the prize. But they’ve all failed.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Climate Change Could Kill Half a Million by 2050The world will have less to eat.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. Did Donald Trump Break Political Journalism?Or maybe he’s its savior. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the urbanist
    These Are the Cities Within New York CityPart industrial park, part adult playground.
    By Emily Nonko
  32. Whom Will You Blame for President Trump?A list of potential scapegoats for when the White House gets a gaudy, gold-plated makeover.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. early and often
    Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly Are Getting Along Tolerating Each OtherHe’s not participating in her special, but he was nice about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. Sea Levels Are Rising at Their Fastest Rate in 28 CenturiesThe oceans are rising faster than at any time since before the Assyrian Empire, and it’s all our fault, scientists reported on Monday.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. Yahoo Searched for Ways to Cut Costs — Layoffs Were the Top ResultThat search engine you sometimes use by accident just fired a bunch of people at digital magazines you don’t read.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. Marco Rubio Admits the Liberal Media Had a Point About His Awful DebateRubio admitted that impersonating a robot obsessed with Glenn Beck was not a good debate strategy.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. media
    GOP Settles in for a Long Campaign With TrumpHis success has stirred confusion throughout Fox and ignited a war between Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  38. the national interest
    Supreme Court Halts Obama Power PlanThe presidential election might determine the fate of the planet. No pressure.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Bernie Sanders Won Iowa Because the Media Says He DidThe only thing truly at stake in Iowa is the media narrative it generates.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. Rupert Murdoch Is Leaving Roger Ailes Alone to Handle the Trump CrisisThe Fox News honcho fully owns the debacle. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  41. early and often
    Why Is Trump Boycotting the Fox News Debate?He may have been trying to prep for a lackluster debate performance, but now he’s accusing the network of being childish.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
  42. media
    Trump’s Debate Boycott Throws Fox News Into ChaosIt’s risky for both sides, but Trump has already scored a historic victory against the network.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  43. ink-stained wretches
    How the New York Daily News Became Twitter’s TabloidThe paper is reinventing the attention-grabbing, old-school front page as an agenda-setter on social media. But can that be a business model?
    By Sridhar Pappu
  44. cityscape
    Can Andrew Cuomo Be a Less Toxic Robert Moses?Most of what he can do is not building but repairing.
    By Justin Davidson
  45. Obama Wins Another Battle in His War on CoalBut this thing is probably headed for the Supreme Court.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. the environment
    Bolivia’s Second-Largest Lake Is Now a WastelandIt has basically disappeared. 
    By Jen Kirby
  47. Climate Denier David H. Koch Leaves American Museum of Natural History’s BoardHe’s been a board member for 23 years.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  48. the disrupted
    Leon Wieseltier Teaming Up With Steve Jobs WidowIt will be a journal focusing on how technology affects our lives. 
    By Carl Swanson
  49. the national interest
    Hottest Year Ever Creates Crisis for Climate-Science SkepticsWho will rise to the challenge of continuing to deny science? George F. Will will!
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. it’s getting hot in here
    Scientists Confirm That, Yes, 2015 Was Ridiculously Hot and Not NormalMore than 1.6 degrees hotter than the 20th-century average. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  51. climate change
    Obama to Freeze New Coal Mines on Public LandMitch McConnell will be furious.
    By Jonah Shepp
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