Elon Musk Can’t Stop Talking About Penises
The world’s richest man needs new material.
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Isolation of Intensive Parenting
You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.
A Movie That Has Fun With the Inevitability of Death
The Monkey pairs its macabre sense of humor with an unsettling takeaway.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
The Free-Speech Phonies
Donald Trump and Elon Musk never believed in anyone’s free speech except their own.
The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
Americans Are Stuck. Who’s to Blame?
Yoni Appelbaum on his new book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
DOGE’s Reign of Ineptitude
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
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