How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Trump Has a Screw Loose About Tariffs
Trade barriers will make U.S. goods more expensive to produce, costlier to buy, and inferior to the foreign competition.
Will Elise Stefanik Get the Last Laugh?
Inside Trump’s decision to kill the MAGA star’s Cabinet nomination
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
Trump World Makes the Case Against Trump
MAGA supporters are attempting to understand Trump’s catastrophic decision making, while accepting Trump’s infallibility as a given.
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Here Are the Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.
Trump Is Burning Down the House
His tariff plan looks like an abject disaster for America, even judged against the benchmarks the administration has set for itself.
A Truly Macabre White Lotus Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
The Dangers of Philo-Semitism
In a new book, Pankaj Mishra twists Holocaust remembrance into a source of all the world’s evil. He couldn’t be more wrong.
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 Colors of Spring
Images from the past few weeks of people enjoying flowering trees and fields—signs of warmer days to come
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.
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