What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
The Onion’s Most Trenchant Headline
The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media world we’re living in.
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he searches out salvation in the face of insecurity and irrelevance.
Trump’s New York Sentencing Must Proceed
An election is not a jury verdict, and winning an election doesn’t make you any less guilty.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government
With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations.
World War II: Internment of Japanese Americans
Part 10 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
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.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.
Adults whose kids have left home deserve a metaphor that emphasizes possibility.
The Democrats Are Committing Partycide
In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.
Israel Is Fighting a Different War Now
The Israeli high command now sees all of its conflicts as elements of a single, multifront war with Iran.
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
Either Way, Matt Gaetz Wins
Trump’s pick for attorney general will get to burnish his MAGA-loyalist credentials whether or not the Senate confirms him.
The Sanewashing of RFK Jr.
Let’s call a crank a crank.
Search the Hollywood AI Database
Use this search tool to see how writing from 139,000 movies and TV shows has trained generative AI.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.