ISIS Never Really Went Away
Staff writer Graeme Wood reported on the Islamic State for years. He shares his thoughts in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack.
How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy
The University of Michigan’s Will Thomas on how President Donald Trump is using cryptocurrencies to enrich himself and his allies. Plus: David on the attack at Bondi Beach and lessons on courage from Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim.
Coming Soon: Season 3 of Autocracy in America
This is not business as usual.
How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV
Short-form video is taking over everything (including reading).
He’s Undocumented. She’s Not.
A young couple decides whether to stay in the U.S.—or leave.
How to Stop Trump’s Plan to Steal the 2026 Elections
Brennan Center President Michael Waldman on how Donald Trump could try to subvert the 2026 midterm elections, how he can be stopped, and what can be done to reform America’s electoral system. Plus: David on Trump’s silly award from FIFA.
When Chatbots Break Our Minds
How big a problem is “AI psychosis”?
Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?
Australia is about to ban young teens from most platforms. The rest of the world is watching.
Why American Health Care Is Still a Mess
Jonathan Gruber on the broken American health-care system, Obamacare, the Trump administration’s war on vaccines and science, and being on the wrong end of Republican outrage. Plus: David on Donald Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan,” recent scandals, and They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer.
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy
How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a “simulated” democracy—and what it might take to pull it back
How Alison Roman Does Thanksgiving
A conversation with the chef about her new book, Something From Nothing
My Friend, Bill Buckley
Sam Tanenhaus on William F. Buckley Jr., his legacy, and his impact on the modern American conservative movement. Plus: David on the end of DOGE and the novel Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington.
Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World?
Pablo Torre on billionaire sportswashers, YouTube unboxing videos, and the rampant gambling that’s threatening the integrity of sports
When Border Patrol Comes to Town
The new face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
The End of the American Empire
The historian Margaret MacMillan on the impact of the Trump-led American withdrawal from world leadership. Plus: David on the corrupting effects of lavish foreign gifts to Trump, and Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop.
Galaxy Brain: The Internet Is a Misery Machine
Hank Green on outrage, creativity, and what, exactly, went wrong with the internet
What If AI Is a Bubble?
America’s economic fate looks tied to AI—for better or worse.
MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown and “The Emergency,” by The Atlantic’s George Packer.
Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.
America on the Brink of War With Venezuela
Quico Toro on the Trump administration’s dangerous game of brinksmanship with Venezuela, and why a conflict in the Caribbean could be a disaster for everyone involved. Plus: Trump’s newest attempt at a constitutional coup, and a discussion of The Oppermanns, by Lion Feuchtwanger.