The Fall of the House of Assad
A detached ruler, obsessed with sex and video games, refused every lifeline he was offered.
The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying
In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together
The Trump administration is erasing the country’s shared understanding.
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
You’ve Never Seen Super Bowl Betting Like This Before
Prediction markets are turbocharging America’s obsession with sports gambling.
Ballet’s New Iron Curtain
The loss of Russia and America’s cultural exchange is a loss for art everywhere.
Democrats Mess With Winning in Texas
Once again, the party’s statewide candidates seem to have grander ambitions than victory.
Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
The competition celebrates photographers who reveal the hidden world through “macro, micro and close-up imagery.”
The Relentless Andrew Yang
He loves to solve problems. But what if politics isn’t about solving problems?
Mike Vrabel Is Redefining NFL Coaching
Players love the Patriots coach’s style. The Super Bowl will be its ultimate test.
The Western Was Never About Freedom
The show Fallout blows up all expectations about the quintessential American genre.
How Jeff Bezos Broke The Washington Post
The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.
The Only Thing That Will Turn Measles Back
A rebound in vaccination—which may depend on government support
The Intellectual Edgelords of the GOP
The mainstreaming of transgressive ideas is the culmination of a yearslong conservative project.
You Can’t Kill Swagger
My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.
Why Trump Wants a Weaker Dollar
The approach could boost the economy—unless the president’s policies get in his own way.
It Was Too Easy for Her to Kill Herself
The case of Eileen Mihich should disturb both advocates and opponents of medically assisted suicide.
The Chatbots Appear to Be Organizing
Moltbook is the chaotic future of the internet.
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