Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now
The State Department is using Elon Musk’s playbook.
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Judiciary Pushback Against Trump’s Agenda
How courts across the country have responded to the president’s immigration agenda
Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
The president’s enthusiasm for digital currency could destabilize America’s financial systems.
Autocracy Crushed My Alma Mater. Then I Got to Columbia.
Smolny College is a warning.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
“Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.”
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