This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: After 43 days, the federal government shutdown is almost over.  What’s happening? If everything goes to schedule, the House should pass a bill reopening the […]

In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch was experimenting with a synthesizer, when she heard something strange. “It seemed to me that I’d entered another universe or I’d gone crazy or something…the world had just turned upside down!” Deutsch recalls. Deutsch had stumbled across an illusion in audio form — she called it the “Octave Illusion” […]

There have always been ways to spot someone who is old: white hair, a gray beard, bifocals, references to smallpox. But now, to the chagrin of millennials — the newest batch of elderly people — there’s one that hits too close to home: leggings and tight athletic wear.  Once touchstones for wealth, fitness, and sexiness, […]

Just how close was President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein — and how much did he know about Epstein’s crimes? The president’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein — the well-connected financier who was indicted for sex trafficking underage girls and died in prison in 2019 — has long been a matter of public record.  But […]

The Supreme Court may soon upend President Donald Trump’s trade war. Various state governments and small businesses are challenging the legality of most of Trump’s tariffs. Their case reached the Supreme Court a week ago. In oral arguments, a majority of justices appeared to side with the plaintiffs — and it isn’t hard to see […]