The White Nationalist Now in Charge of Trump’s Public Diplomacy
A speechwriter gets a second shot at the State Department.
What’s Up With All the Sex Parties?
“What we do, you can’t do onstage at Lincoln Center.”
Gazans Don’t Need a Riviera. They Need Water.
The desperate struggle by Palestinian engineers to repair a water system destroyed by war
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store
Nitrous oxide is widely available as long as everyone pretends it’s being used for whipped cream. An industry has arisen to exploit that loophole.
The Dictatorship of the Engineer
The right claims to loathe technocracy—but it has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government.
Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are
Activists want to see their opposition party do some actual opposing.
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.
Are We Thinking About Gun Violence All Wrong?
The unexpected origins of gun crime
Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.
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