‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’
TikTok users are searching for a new home. Are there any good ones left?
Where Biden Turned the Battleship
The outgoing president’s legacy of revived antitrust enforcement won’t be easy to undo.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Right Way to Look for a New Job
Being miserable at work is definitely a good reason for change. But how you go about it really matters for a happy outcome.
What Are the Puzzles of Severance About?
In Season 2, the show’s abstract and surreal elements make more sense.
Elon Musk Imagined a Cover-Up
The world’s wealthiest man revived an argument that the right already won.
They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy.
The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American history
The GoFundMe Fires
For now, Los Angeles has no choice but to crowdfund its way out of destruction.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes
A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.
The Place Where I Grew Up Is Gone
And so is the man who made it magical
David Lynch Was America’s Cinematic Poet
The director’s death, at 78, is shocking only because it seemed he’d be with us forever.
The Internet Is TikTok Now
Even LinkedIn copied it.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
Justin Trudeau’s Performative Self-Regard
The Canadian leader made progressivism his brand—and ended up looking like a hypocrite.
MAGA’s Demon-Haunted World
Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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.