The Pope’s Secret Back Channel to Hitler
Newly revealed Vatican documents uncover a long-held secret: As war broke out, Pius XII used a Nazi prince to negotiate with Adolf Hitler.
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His Clients Were Acquitted of Murder. Why Did They Get Life Sentences?
No other case gets to Jarrett Adams as much as this one in Virginia does.
Scotland’s Billionaires Are Turning Climate Change Into a Trophy Game
A net-zero land rush is sweeping the country, and both locals and wealthy “green lairds” are trying to buy in.
Cold, Ashamed, Relieved: On Leaving Russia
A Russian writer describes the journey of those, like himself, who chose exile rather than remain as their country invaded Ukraine.
Joan Didion’s Magic Trick
What was it that gave her such power?
‘Underneath, Everything Has Changed’
Three prodemocracy activists on the run from Beijing, three wild and bizarre journeys to—and through—America
Did James Parsons Kill His Wife?
A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted?
How Politics Poisoned the Evangelical Church
The movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it’s at war with itself.
The Holocaust Started With My Great-Uncle’s Murder
Arthur Kahn is believed to be the first Jewish person killed by the Nazis. I’ve known the story of his death as long as I can remember, but I wanted to learn the story of his life.
The Day the Civil-Rights Movement Changed
What my father saw in Mississippi