The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
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.
Intimidating Americans Will Not Work
Trump is punishing Americans who don’t say the words he likes best. That’s not how it works in America.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
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.
Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment
What Seamus Heaney gave me
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud
It’s infrastructure week, but for bribery.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
A Movie That Has Fun With the Inevitability of Death
The Monkey pairs its macabre sense of humor with an unsettling takeaway.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
A Terrible Milestone in the American Presidency
Trump switches sides in the war for freedom.
The Isolation of Intensive Parenting
You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.
The Nocturnals
While most people are fast asleep, some ultra-introverts are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection.
Who Is Running the United States, Musk or Trump?
In an interview with Sean Hannity, three men demonstrated that they have no idea how American democracy works.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
The New Globalism
How MAGA is reimagining foreign policy
The Moron Factory
A short story