The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump
The president sees himself as national king, and every other American—including Maine Governor Janet Mills—as one of his quavering subjects.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
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.
How Progressives Broke the Government
Democrats’ cultural aversion to power has cleaved an opening for Trump.
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.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Read This Before You Buy That Sweater
Or at least read the tag
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
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.
What Are the Puzzles of Severance About?
In Season 2, the show’s abstract and surreal elements make more sense.
‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is an Understatement
It’s the hottest, and most useless, buzz phrase of the moment.
Saturday Night Live Played the Wrong Greatest-Hits Reel
The sketch show’s much-hyped anniversary prime-time special suffered from a case of recency bias.