Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?
Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.
This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
The DOGE Project Will Backfire
Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election.
‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up
Sources within the government reveal the true extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on speech.
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.
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
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 the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
Elon Musk Can’t Stop Talking About Penises
The world’s richest man needs new material.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
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