The Oscars Are Rewarding Hollywood’s Big Bets
Major studios took risks last year that seem to have paid off with Academy voters.
The Upside of Professional Rejection
There’s a better way to approach no’s in your work life.
The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life
Fashion, beauty, and food companies are using nonsensical jargon to make a sale.
Why Conservatives Defend ICE
Republicans deplore the mayhem in Minnesota—but blame protesters and Democrats for it.
George Saunders Has a New Mantra
The author discusses his new novel, Vigil; the source of his ideas; and fiction as a vehicle for truth.
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop
Peer review has met its match.
Gavin Newsom’s Record Is a Problem
The California governor’s pivot to the center may be too late for 2028.
The Real Fight for the Smithsonian
Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation’s narrative. No wonder the country argues about it.
The Federal Government That Was
In his first full year back in office, Donald Trump presided over the destruction of America’s civil service, purging roughly 300,000 workers.
Doomsday-Prepping for Trump’s Third Term
Dmitri Mehlhorn has created a fictional world to game out constitutional collapse.
The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda
Government social-media managers have transformed official feeds.
America Needs Greenland. No—Iceland. Actually, Never Mind!
This is definitely all going to plan.
How to Tell If Your President Is a Dictator
A year into Donald Trump’s second term, labeling his governing style remains an elusive goal.
A Novel About the Costs of Family Secrets
In Quiara Alegría Hudes’s The White Hot, they hurt the people they’re meant to protect.
Trump Wants to Be the New Polk
His interest in the 11th president’s legacy has conjured up the specter of manifest destiny.
America’s Crimea
Moscow lets it be known how it feels about Trump’s threats against Denmark.
Trump Gives a Stump Speech at Davos
The president’s remarks at the World Economic Forum show that he still doesn’t understand how American greatness functions globally.
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country
Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
Why Trump Sides With Putin
Fiona Hill on Putin’s long game, Trump’s transactional foreign policy, and the danger of mistaking size and bluster for real power. Plus: Trump’s grocery-price fiction and V. S. Naipaul’s Among the Believers.
Trump Can Prosecute Anyone Now
The Department of Justice is his personal law firm.