The Low Comedy of Eric Adams’s Indictment
The government’s case is serious. The details are absurd.
The government’s case is serious. The details are absurd.
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place a decade 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.
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
The writer’s insistence on ignoring the web is an even bigger blind spot today than it was when The Tipping Point came out.
Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.
The Hezbollah leader escalated a fight that Israel was only too eager to wage. Now Israel claims to have killed him.
Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring peace to the Middle East
It’s a need that government subsidies and better family policy can’t necessarily address.
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Autocrats dump their democratic allies and keep the company of kleptocrats.
On questions of war and peace, governments must hear from many types of experts.
E. B. White was accustomed to slaughtering pigs, until one stole his heart.
The conflicts proliferating in the world are all part of a single challenge for the United States.
Sabrina Carpenter tackles the exasperation of being young, female, straight, and single in 2024.
Some introspection is healthy and necessary, but too much can trap you in a cycle of misery.
The director’s fantasy of film’s technological potential is still far from a reality.
A short story
Romney has good reason to fear Trump’s vengeance.
A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk-taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.
It’s about a lot more than “baby fever”—and it may be about more than government support too.