Four Forces Bind Trump’s Supporters More Tightly Than Ever
Reckoning with their enduring adherence to a broken man
American Guns, American Deaths
What photographs of the sites of mass shootings show—and what they omit
A Grim American Anniversary
One year after Uvalde, America’s morbid mass-shooting tradition carries on.
Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network
It can no longer be denied.
How to Watch a Movie in 15 Easy Steps
TikTok users are falling down rabbit holes where feature films are offered one 10-minute clip at a time.
The Marijuana-Legalization Conundrum
Readers state their positions on the contentious national debate.
Chain-Gang All-Stars Is Gladiator Meets the American Prison System
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s new novel is set in a world where extreme brutality has become corporate entertainment.
In Ukraine, Brutality Lingers
Pictures of life in wartime
The Republican Primary’s Trump Paradox
The GOP race is shaping up into a contest between one big Trump and many small non-Trumps—just like in 2016.
The Second Generation of School Shootings
The fear that overtook us that day in 1988 was unfamiliar to most Americans. Now all too many know how it feels.
The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified
How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?
The GOP Primary Might Be Over Before It Starts
Donald Trump’s rivals are in denial.
Extreme Weather Brings Deadly Flooding to Northern Italy
Images of widespread flooding in northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region
Eating Fast Is Bad for You—Right?
The widespread advice to go slow is neither definitive nor universal.
Three Hours in a Bar Full of Bravo Fans
Lizzie and Kaitlyn down dubious “Pumptinis” at a live screening of the scariest show on television.
A Firearm-Owning Republican’s Solutions for Gun Violence
We do not have to accept mass shootings as the natural order of things.
What Kind of Nazi Was He?
In a new memoir, the grandson of a Nazi official wonders whether “passive resistance” to Hitler’s regime ought to be categorized as a moral victory or failure.
Where Living With Friends Is Still Technically Illegal
Across America, some places still outlaw living with people who aren’t your relatives.
Inside the Garden of Evil
Harlan Crow wants to stop talking about Clarence Thomas.
The 1880s Political Novel That Could Have Been Written Today
The Princess Casamassima, published more than 100 years ago, carries a warning for America today.
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