When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny
‘It Feels Like It’s Chaotic on Purpose’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency laid off a team whose purpose was to make the government more efficient.
How to Lose an Oscar in 10 Days
The star of the year’s most nominated film torpedoed her chance to win the trophy—in audacious fashion.
The Teen-Disengagement Crisis
By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff. The ripple effects could last for years.
Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Is Putin a Dictator? We Asked Every Republican Member of Congress
Two simple questions, few straight answers
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Grad School Is in Trouble
The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat
The Rise of the Anti-Fan
Artists are transforming the pop culture they can’t stand into impressive original works of their own.
Migrants Prepare to Lose Their American Lives
In one Chicago neighborhood, this Trump term feels different.
The Key Mismatch Between Zelensky and Trump
What the world saw at the White House on Friday was not just a realignment of America’s foreign policy, but a clash of two incompatible styles.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Internet’s Favorite Sex Researcher
How Aella went from selling sex to studying it
The Golden Age of Antarctic Science May Be Ending
The Trump administration is sabotaging the country’s gold-standard climate science in Antarctica and around the world.
Why MAGA Likes Andrew Tate
The same reason Trump likes tariffs: Both aim to put women in their place.
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Elon Musk and his team are endangering Americans in many ways.
The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
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.