Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather
The billionaire has described his grandfather as a risk-taking adventurer. A closer read of history reveals something much darker.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
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.
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
Music’s New Generation Is Here
This year’s Grammys ceremony celebrated a new class of willful, distinct talents.
The ‘Right Way’ to Immigrate Just Went Wrong
The Trump administration has stripped the status of 600,000 Venezuelans who obeyed the law.
Legal Weed Didn’t Deliver on Its Promises
Advocates touted a host of benefits and no real costs. That’s proved to be a fantasy.
Private Schools Have Become Truly Obscene
Elite schools breed entitlement, entrench inequality—and then pretend to be engines of social change.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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.
FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge
Seasoned members of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency are bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him.
This Is No Way to Talk About Children
When people say they “don’t like” kids, they’re expressing way more than a preference.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Is This How Reddit Ends?
The site has become a reservoir of humanity on the web. Now it, too, is turning to AI.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Find the Place You Love. Then Move There.
If where you live isn’t truly your home, and you have the resources to make a change, it could do wonders for your happiness.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.