Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.
If DOGE Goes Nuclear
The risk of messing with the wrong computer system
Bluetooth Speakers Are Ruining Music
You have two ears for a reason.
The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government
Elon Musk’s bureaucratic coup is under way.
The White Nationalist Now in Charge of Trump’s Public Diplomacy
A speechwriter gets a second shot at the State Department.
The Last Days of American Orange Juice
Savor every last drop.
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage
Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.
The Breaking Point for Eggs
The logic of egg prices is getting scrambled.
What’s Up With All the Sex Parties?
“What we do, you can’t do onstage at Lincoln Center.”
Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE
The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.
Are We Thinking About Gun Violence All Wrong?
The unexpected origins of gun crime
The Dictatorship of the Engineer
The right claims to loathe technocracy—but it has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Tariffs Were Never Real
Donald Trump does not appear eager to follow through on one of his biggest campaign promises.
The Democrats Show Why They Lost
At a meeting of the DNC, the party seemed to be at pains to demonstrate that it learned nothing from its 2024 defeat.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.