How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
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.
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.
Altadena After the Fire
The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles
The Consensus On Havana Syndrome Is Cracking
After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.
Is Anyone Shocked By Babygirl?
Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like.
What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About
Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores
Because of course they are.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles
What it means to go from smog to smoke
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place two decades ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.