The White Lotus Is the First Great Post-‘Woke’ Piece of Art
Mike White’s show wears its morality lightly.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
America was never healthy to begin with.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
Iran Wants to Talk
Don’t expect a bromance—but the supreme leader has written back to Donald Trump.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Big Story: The Fallout From the Signal Controversy
Jeffrey Goldberg joins Ashley Parker to discuss breaking the Signal story, the fallout, and more. Don’t miss this subscriber-only event on Thursday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump
Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
The Cost of Perfection
Modern women were told they could become stars by turning the camera onto their home life. But at what price?
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess
It’s gotten so bad, I’m considering leaving him.
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
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