Censorship for Citizenship
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified
How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
Holding people and policies accountable for disasters is essential.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump
George Conway on Trump, the rule of law, and why the legal system is failing
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
Is Culture Really Dead?
Readers respond to our May and June issues.
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. 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.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.