Why I Played the Kennedy Center
How our band made the decision to perform—and why we probably won’t be welcomed back
El Salvador’s Exceptional Prison State
The president chose security over justice. For how long will his country accept the price?
What a Microscopic Creature Taught Me About Parenting
A single-celled organism helped shift my perspective on climate change—and on my child’s future.
Treating Friends Like Enemies
Rahm Emanuel and Trump’s tariff chaos
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
Dwyane Wade’s Greatest Challenge
The Hall of Famer reached the highest heights of the basketball world. Now he’s figuring out the type of man and father he wants to be.
The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else
How the Latin Mass split the Church
There Was Never a Master Plan
Trump backed down on tariffs. His supporters think that was the idea all along.
The Problem With Abe Lincoln’s Face
The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.
The Art of the Retreat
Trump’s abrupt pivot from his planned global trade war was touted by allies as grand strategy. The president’s own words suggested otherwise.
Why Trump Paused the Tariffs
A stock-market swoon, or even a recession, might not frighten him, but the prospect of a 2008-style meltdown apparently still does.
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.
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
America’s Lonely Future
What happens when the nation takes a zero-sum approach to the world?
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
How to Prepare for a Recession
The older you are, and the more likely you are to get laid off, the more important it is to have liquid savings.
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.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
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 Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.