In U.F.O. Files, Some Christians See Vexing Questions — and Demons NYT | Top Stories Ruth Graham 31 May 2026 at 23:37 The prospect of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe raises unsettling theological implications. © U.S. Department of Defense, via Getty ImagesThe Pentagon recently released U.F.O. files that included murky videos and still images that did not show anything definitive.
This Conservative Is Not Afraid to Be a ‘Beautiful Loser’ NYT | Opinion Elizabeth Corey and John Guida 29 May 2026 at 23:00 What exactly is conservatism in the Trump era?
Trump’s Retribution Comes to Texas as Paxton Defeats Cornyn NYT | Opinion 29 May 2026 at 00:36 Readers discuss Senator John Cornyn’s loss to Ken Paxton in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Also: Investigating E. Jean Carroll; Mets and Knicks; religion and A.I.
Pope Leo Chooses Social Justice Over Pelvic Theology NYT | Opinion David Gibson 22 May 2026 at 14:51 The document will address A.I. and its impact on humanity. He’s also staying the course on Catholic social teaching.
How I Lost a Religion NYT | Opinion Ross Douthat 20 May 2026 at 06:00 Lessons from sports fandom on why traditions fade.
How Taiwan Became a Refuge for Buddhism NYT | China Aatish Taseer and Maxime Fossat 14 May 2026 at 17:01 A Sinicized form of the religion has been preserved on the island, where daily life itself now sometimes seems like an exercise in Buddhist practice.