The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
The Great Political Sort Is Happening at the Office
Social workers are Democrats. Real-estate brokers are Republicans. What does your job say about your politics?
The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat
Donald Trump said he’d return decision making to democratically elected officials. Instead, he’s handed it over to the world’s richest man.
What Trump Is Getting From Eric Adams
The mayor bent the knee, and his reward has arrived.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
What Adults Forget About Friendship
Just catching up can feel stale. Playing and wasting time together like kids do is how you make memories.
A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities
The ivory tower has been breached.
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.
Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
What Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Said
The rapper insists he’s a musician, not a messiah—a message reinforced by his Super Bowl performance.
The Paradox of Music Discovery, the Spotify Way
A new book explores the company’s commitment to shaping what its users hear.
Should I Leave My American Partner?
I love him, but I don’t know if I can live in the U.S. forever.
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.
The False AI Energy Crisis
Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the concern.
Confessions of a Republican Exile
A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.
What Is Hims Actually Selling?
The lifestyle-med company built a business on male anxieties. Now it’s betting on a new message: grievance.
What an ‘America First’ Diet Would Really Look Like
The notion that the U.S. could produce all of its food domestically is nice, but very far from reality.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
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