Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?
The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term
Marvel Doesn’t Have to Try So Hard
The new film Thunderbolts* understands that bigger does not mean better.
Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?
Benson Boone has charmed his way to the top—and that really seems to bother some people.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
Universities Deserve Special Standing
A good life and a good society require an ongoing search for understanding and knowledge.
The Warehouse Worker Who Became a Philosopher
Eleven years ago, the podcast host Stephen West was stocking groceries.
Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now
The State Department is using Elon Musk’s playbook.
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Judiciary Pushback Against Trump’s Agenda
How courts across the country have responded to the president’s immigration agenda
Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
The president’s enthusiasm for digital currency could destabilize America’s financial systems.
Autocracy Crushed My Alma Mater. Then I Got to Columbia.
Smolny College is a warning.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
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