The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
They Didn’t Have to Do This
By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.
Ah, Exactly What the Founders Wanted!
“Understandably, after almost 250 years, the legislature is tired of being a coequal branch of government and wants to take a nap.”
The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness
To feel good, do good.
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine
Bridget Brink, the former ambassador to Ukraine, on that country’s war with Russia, America’s betrayal of Ukraine, and why she resigned
The Bad Bunny Video That Captures the Cost of Gentrification
The artist’s latest project transforms an unconventional figure into a symbol.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?
RFK Jr.’s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid
The health secretary is cheering on cuts that would worsen America’s health woes.
Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism
Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
The Rise of the ‘Club-Sandwich Generation’
America has more great-grandparents than ever. It also has a new caretaking challenge.
America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.
How Squid Game Lost Itself
The hit drama’s final season is a reminder of what the show did so well, in the wrong ways.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. 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.
Canada’s Terrible New Freedom
This Canada Day, Trump is fueling a very different kind of nationalism.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life
I’m utterly lost.