The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat
Donald Trump said he’d return decision making to democratically elected officials. Instead, he’s handed it over to the world’s richest man.
Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud
It’s infrastructure week, but for bribery.
The False AI Energy Crisis
Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the concern.
Should I Leave My American Partner?
I love him, but I don’t know if I can live in the U.S. forever.
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.
Shipwrecked in the Amazon
Photographs of the worst drought in the river basin’s recorded history
DOGE Is Failing on Its Own Terms
The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.
The Paradox of Music Discovery, the Spotify Way
A new book explores the company’s commitment to shaping what its users hear.
What Happens When Bird Flu Gets Worse?
Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.
Is This What Cancel Culture Achieved?
Ye called himself a Nazi. That wasn’t the worst story on social media this weekend.
The Great Political Sort Is Happening at the Office
Social workers are Democrats. Real-estate brokers are Republicans. What does your job say about your politics?
The Era of Risk-Averse Super Bowl Ads
For a short time, brands embraced political marketing. That trend is fading.
It’s Time to Worry About DOGE’s AI Plans
Welcome to the end of the human civil servant.
A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities
The ivory tower has been breached.
Why Is the Trump Administration Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
The Outsider Who Captured American Loneliness
The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.
The Unfunny Man Who Believes in Humor
How Lorne Michaels became the arbiter of funny
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
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