What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies
For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.
How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
Laughing in the Face of ‘Overwhelming Malice’
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.
A Strangely Moving Cartoon Show
Culture and entertainment musts from Allegra Frank
About That ‘Possible Sign of Life’ on a Distant Planet
Possible is doing a lot of work.
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
Grandparenting Is Changing
As grandparents take on more caregiving, their relationships with both their kids and their grandkids may start to look different.
The Triumph of a Film That Flips on Us Halfway In
Sinners slowly drops its period-drama trappings to become something much scarier.
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality
The problem for government employees isn’t just low morale. It’s the manufactured chaos.
My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car
The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.
Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster
By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
What Recourse Does the Supreme Court Actually Have?
As the Trump administration talks itself into refusing to comply with judicial orders, federal judges are moving closer to deploying the most powerful tool they have: contempt of court.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
PBS Pulled a Film for Political Reasons, Then Changed Its Mind
A window into how the network is handling the new Trump era
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
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