The Whiplash Presidency
The president and his aides are changing their minds at nauseating speed.
ICE Isn’t Delivering the Mass Deportation Trump Wants
The president promised millions of removals, but reality has intervened.
Don’t Invite a Recession In
Chaos, tariffs, and nervous consumers
Anti-Semitism Is Just a Pretext
It’s the Trump administration, not Columbia, that has done nothing to confront anti-Semitism in its own ranks.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
Dear James: I Hate Playing With My Children
And I’m riddled with mom guilt.
A Great Way to Get Americans to Eat Worse
President Trump’s tariffs are poised to make fruits and vegetables even more expensive.
Winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition
A collection of some of the winning and shortlisted photos from this year’s competition
America Is Sleeping on a Powerful Defense Against Airborne Disease
Treating clean indoor air as a public good would have protected Americans against more than COVID-19.
The Way of the Gun
Death by firing squad has come back to America.
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
A visit with a family in mourning
The Novel I’m Searching For
Five years after the pandemic, I’m holding out for a story that doesn’t just describe our experience, but transforms it.
My Hometown Became a Different Country
Not by choice, but by force.
The Scientific Controversy That’s Tearing Families Apart
The neuroscientist, the nanny, and the shaky science of shaken baby syndrome
The Only Question Trump Asks Himself
Trump does not do “policy” as Washington understands that term. His approach is personal, transactional, ad hoc, and episodic.
The Whistleblower for the Whistleblowers
As the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger’s role was to get wrongfully fired civil servants back on the job—until he got fired himself.
DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way
The civil service is being turned over to machines.
Europe Can’t Trust the U.S. Anymore
One Trump administration was a mistake; two Trump administrations will be read, correctly, as a divergence that can never be repaired.
Trump Drops the Mask
The president’s latest positions on the Russia-Ukraine war reveal that he is indifferent to ongoing slaughter—indeed, he is willing to increase it.
Lady Gaga Sounds Like Herself Again
The artist’s latest album is an ode to her early career—and a powerful demonstration of growth.