Editor's Picks

The military coup attempt failed, but an institutional coup is now underway, and it’s been a huge success

A readable comeback from the once-shamed science journalist

Helen Gurley Brown edited Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years, during which she changed the way women talked about sex

All the highlights of a day that culminated in the longest acceptance speech in decades

Trump risks everything on the chance that a majority of voters buy into his agenda of fear. What could possibly go wrong if he wins?

The Republican nominee’s speech the Cleveland convention was long on guarantees—and short on contrition

His energy is so boundless that his father calls him a ’little ruffian’

Opposition forces highlight the over 14,000 children who have been killed in Syria so far

The Republican convention has been a festival of Trump-fuelled American exceptionalism. Problem is, he doesn’t believe in it—nor should he.

Our national addiction to Kentucky bluegrass isn’t just bad for your lawn—it’s awful for the planet and your wallet