What Trump Did to Police Officers
On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked scores of law-enforcement officers as the president stood by.
Dave Chappelle’s Sincere Plea on Saturday Night Live
The four-time host took a break from punching down to deliver a timely message.
TikTok’s Near-Death Experience
The party ended—for a moment, anyway.
Los Angeles’s Ash Problem
Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.
The Millworker’s Wife
A poem for Sunday
The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression
The algorithmic manipulation of users’ attention is not the same thing as actual human speech.
Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal
For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian politburo.
Pornography Shouldn’t Be So Easy for Kids to Access
The risks associated with childhood exposure to such material are real, and worthy of special attention.
A True-Crime Reading List
Spend time with tales of an audacious prison break, a mobster’s downfall, and more.
The Tragedy of the Classified-Documents Case
The failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential. But it might be the most maddening.
Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe
What a single phone call from the president-elect did to an unswerving American ally
America Is No Longer the Home of the Free Internet
How the United States learned to love internet censorship
Biden’s Farewell
And what to expect from Trump’s inaugural address
How Americans Drink
Perspectives on moderate alcohol consumption have flip-flopped over the decades.
What David Lynch Knew About the Weather
The filmmaker’s COVID-era L.A. forecasts found the eerie in the everyday.
Emergency Powers Are About to Be Tested
Trump’s potential use of extraordinary authorities may be the first signal of how he intends to govern the second time around.
The End of L.A.’s Magical Thinking
The fires around Los Angeles are getting under control. But, inevitably, another fire will start.
Soda’s Rebound Moment
Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades. But the beverage is still embedded in American life.
Let’s Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok
America won’t miss the app.
TikTok Will Never Die
Even with a ban, its algorithm’s influence will live on.
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