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Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs

By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards—and drove up the price of eggs 600 percent.

What If China Wins the Trade War?

The United States could still prevail if it does everything right. The problem is that the Trump administration is doing everything wrong.

Migrants Are Heading South

For years, millions of people traveled through Central America north to the United States. Now that flow is changing direction.

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 Harem of Elon Musk

The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.

I Should Have Seen This Coming

When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.

America’s Mad King

The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.

The Key to Critical Self-Awareness

The ancient-Greek commandment Know thyself turns out to be a great modern way to become happier, more empathetic, and more successful.

Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster

By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.

Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel

If Trump wants to prevent another regional conflict, calling Turkey’s president a “friend” won’t cut it.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies

For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

Grandparenting Is Changing

As grandparents take on more caregiving, their relationships with both their kids and their grandkids may start to look different.

A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution

If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.

The Triumph of a Film That Flips on Us Halfway In

Sinners slowly drops its period-drama trappings to become something much scarier.

What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler

Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.