The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
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.
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.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
Trump Hands the World to China
Xi Jinping could only have dreamed of such rapid destruction of American power.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Gather in Protest Against Trump
Images of some of yesterday’s nationwide anti-Trump rallies, ranging from Alaska and California to Massachusetts and Florida
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
The New Globalism
How MAGA is reimagining foreign policy
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
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.
26 Brilliant Movies That Critics Were Wrong About
A group of films, ranging from art-house gems to big blockbusters, that deserve a fresh look
The Moron Factory
A short story
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
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