The 6.2.24 Issue

Highlights

What My Dog Taught Me About Mortality
Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.
By Sam Anderson
CreditAnimations by Gaia Alari
The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.
By Emily Bazelon and Charles Homans
CreditMark Peterson/Redux
The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade
A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election.
By Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
CreditPhoto illustration by Vanessa Saba
The Interview
The Netflix Chief’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
Ted Sarandos helped lead Netflix to victory in streaming, but the war for your attention isn’t over.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
CreditDevin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times

I’m Worried About Overfishing. Should I Give Up Fish?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the limits of personal responsibility.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
The Ethicist
The Ingredient That Unites My Favorite Salads
A good salad can transport you, but the truly great ones all have one thing in common: plenty of cheese.
By Eric Kim
CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Sue Li. Prop stylist: Sophia Eleni Pappas.
Eat
The Hard Problem of Bringing Trump Into Focus
For all the news that the former president makes, the Biden team is struggling to make the campaign about him.
By Jason Zengerle
CreditPhoto illustration by Alex Merto
Screenland
Judge John Hodgman on Compulsory Game Nights
Can you enjoin your spouse to play a board game she has no interest in?
By John Hodgman
CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
Judge John Hodgman