Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
The Opposition Is Already Growing
Trump is getting substantial pushback, both from the courts and from other pockets of civic life.
The Erasing of American Science
How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?
Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?
Republicans are just fine with Elon Musk gutting the government
The Moron Factory
A short story
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Public Humiliation of Eric Adams
Blink twice if you need help, Mr. Mayor.
A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics
DOJ lawyers pride themselves on working for an organization that is unique among federal agencies in its independence from politics—for now.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts
Other countries have demonstrated three possible paths—not all of which lead to good endings.
Seven Books That Capture How Love Really Feels
These books are all exquisite arguments for the necessity of stories about romance.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Failed Promise of the New Captain America
The first intriguing Marvel sequel in years quickly wastes its potential.
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.
Trump Is Remaking the World in His Image
If the president gets his way, the strong, not international lawyers, will write the rules.
Why the COVID Deniers Won
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath
The ‘Gulf of America’ Is an Admission of Defeat
Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is not triumphant but pathetic.