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The Worst Page on the Internet
Neal Agarwal distills digital life to its essence.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway
Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
How the U.S. Gamed the Law of the Sea
It made itself bigger.
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.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard
Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.
My Last Trial
I’ve been fighting this charge for half my life.
Starbucks’ Most Beloved Offering Is Disappearing
It’s the end of free bathrooms—and of a particular fantasy.
RFK Jr. Is an Excellent Conspiracy Theorist
He has an unusual talent for sounding reasonable.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.