The Dark History Behind Public Education
Schools weren’t meant to set you free, one political scientist argues.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place two decades ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left
The hypocrisy of Trump’s language wars
When Robert Frost Was Bad
Before he became America’s most famous poet, he wrote some real howlers.
How Progressives Broke the Government
Democrats’ cultural aversion to power has cleaved an opening for Trump.
The Death of Government Expertise
Why Trump and Musk are on a firing spree
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
DOGE’s Fuzzy Math
The department’s current efforts—and Musk’s obsession with fraud—are not likely to make a dent in the country’s deficit.
The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?
Republicans are just fine with Elon Musk gutting the government.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
The Coming Democratic Baby Bust
Birth rates on the left fell in the last Trump presidency. That seems likely to happen again.
January 6 Still Happened
The Trump administration can pardon the insurrectionists and delete pages of evidence. But it cannot hide what took place on that day.
The New, Unsettling Truth at the Heart of Yellowjackets
Its characters can never truly escape danger, in the past or present.
Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment
What Seamus Heaney gave me
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
The Rich Tourists Who Want More, and More, and More
Can anything satisfy the guests of The White Lotus?
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