America Now Has a Minister of Culture
Trump seeks to emulate JFK’s Camelot. But bending American culture to his will might not be as easy as he thinks.
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
The Internet’s Favorite Sex Researcher
How Aella went from selling sex to studying it
The Real Goal of the Trump Economy
The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller
Iran may be losing its grip on Iraq, too.
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
Hamas’s Theater of the Macabre
The terrorist group has dragooned its hostages, Jewish and not, into perverse performance art.
Six Older Books That Deserve to Be Popular Today
In recent years, these titles have found themselves justifiably rescued from oblivion.
What Would a Liberal Tea Party Look Like?
Democrats might have a chance to replicate the energy of the 2009 grassroots movement—if they actually want to.
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.
Goodbye to Baseball’s Most Anachronistic Rule
I miss it already.
Canada Is Taking Trump Seriously and Personally
Sometimes sporting events really are bigger than the game itself.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
Winners of the 2025 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored underwater images
The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse
With every new policy and offhand remark, Trump belies the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters.
COVID Broke the Rules of Virus Evolution
Why did this coronavirus change faster than scientists expected?
Bird Strike
A short story
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
If world leaders had been clearer about the sanctions Putin would face, they might have deterred his invasion of Ukraine.