Justice Alito’s opinion is a classic exercise in textualism. He works methodically through dictionary definitions, ...

The latest example of dysfunctional California governance comes with an irony alert, but also with a hopeful sense that one cannot descend beneath rock-bottom. A misguided state law enacted more than ...

You’re reading Infinite Scroll, Kyle Chayka’s weekly column on how technology shapes culture. For nearly eight years, while living in Washington, D.C., I often played out a thought experiment in my ...

Ad absurdum is a Latin phrase that means “to absurdity” and refers to situations, claims, or endless arguments that seem to lead nowhere, illogical, ridiculous, absurd. In Filipino, absurd translates ...

Munroe (Thing Explainer), a former NASA roboticist and creator of the popular webcomic xkcd, offers a witty, educational examination of “unusual approaches to common tasks, and... what would happen to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s defense in 2025 doesn’t have 11 guys who play every snap. It has seven. And that’s actually a good thing. On the latest episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan ...

President Trump has suggested teaming up with Iran for a “joint venture” less than a day after threatening to obliterate the entire country. Speaking to ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Chief Justice John Roberts said the notion that Supreme Court justices ...

Dan Houser, writer and creative director of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption video game franchises, has formalized his book publishing operation with the launch of Absurd Ventures Press.

Cognitive warmup. Where is Aravind Srinivas these days? From poking Google to sell him the Chrome web browser, to being the golden boy of particularly the Indian online media, Srinivas and Perplexity ...

Donald Trump has offered up a bizarre new excuse for posting a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes, claiming it was justified because the clip had already gone viral. The president also admitted ...

In a strange way, the brazen push from professional players to recalibrate their collegiate eligibility might help the NCAA in its fight to get its arms around its product. NCAA president Charlie ...