Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Sean Hannity Tries to Calm the Waters
Who is running the U.S., Trump or Musk?
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
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.
‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Gather in Protest Against Trump
Images of some of yesterday’s nationwide anti-Trump rallies, ranging from Alaska and California to Massachusetts and Florida
Saturday Night Live Played the Wrong Greatest-Hits Reel
The sketch show’s much-hyped anniversary prime-time special suffered from a case of recency bias.
The Dark History Behind Public Education
Schools weren’t meant to set you free, one political scientist argues.
DOGE’s Fuzzy Math
The department’s current efforts—and Musk’s obsession with fraud—are not likely to make a dent in the country’s deficit.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left
The hypocrisy of Trump’s language wars
Frozen Food’s New Wave
The freezer can now be an arsenal of taste.
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.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?