The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale
In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government.
Features
The Playwright in the Age of AI
Ayad Akhtar’s new play, McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr., subverts the idea that artificial intelligence threatens human ingenuity.
A Secret Diary of Mass Murder
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
The War That Would Not End
Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring peace to the Middle East
Why the EPA Backed Down
Michael Regan seemed like he was spoiling for a fight against environmental racism. What happened?
The Insurrectionists Next Door
Ashli Babbitt’s mother and the wife of a notorious January 6 rioter are at the center of a new mythology on the right. They are also my neighbors.
‘That’s Something That You Won’t Recover From as a Doctor’
In Idaho and other states, draconian laws are forcing physicians to ignore their training and put patients’ lives at risk.
How Joe Rogan Remade Austin
The podcaster and comedian has turned the city into a haven for manosphere influencers, just-asking-questions tech bros, and other “free thinkers” who happen to all think alike.
Why Mike Lee Folded
In 2016, he tried to stop Trump from becoming president. By 2020, he was trying to help Trump overturn the election. Now he could become Trump’s attorney general.
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right.