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How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin

By Benjamin Mazer

Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything

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We Need to Reckon With Ronald Reagan’s Legacy

Readers respond to our May 2025 cover story and more.

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The Perfect Astronaut Is Changing

By Erin Berger

To get to Mars, NASA might finally need to hire explorers.

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My Super-Special 79th Was Not Super Special

By Alexandra Petri

A diary entry by a disappointed president

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The Tyrant Test

By Adam Serwer

A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.

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