Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.
Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
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 Porn Did to American Culture
Sophie Gilbert discusses how the industry defined womanhood, sex, and power.
Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’
The attorney general’s message to the judiciary is clear.
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
Elon Musk’s Luck Runs Out
Why he didn’t see this coming
The Project 2025 Presidency
The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
What Would Be Worse Than a Recession?
The loss of America’s economic hegemony
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
When a DNA Test Reveals Your Daughter Is Not Your Biological Child
A father reflects on an experience that is becoming more common.
The Knowledge That Brings True Happiness
Three principles to help you decide whether to go to college
Inside the Fiasco at the National Security Council
Firings and leadership challenges have destabilized an institution that has little margin for error.
AI Executives Promise Cancer Cures. Here’s the Reality
The technology is genuinely useful for scientific discovery, but its applications are less dramatic than you might think.
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 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.
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
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