Ed Caesar on 11/02/2025 E Ed Caesar
Ed Caesar on Nick Paumgarten’s “Up and Then Down”
A story about a man trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours has just the right amount of anxiety.
Jill Lepore on 10/27/2025 J Jill Lepore
Trump and the Presidency That Wouldn’t Shut Up
His posts and rants are omnipresent, ugly, and unhinged. Don’t look to history to make it make sense.
Larissa MacFarquhar on 10/27/2025 L Larissa MacFarquhar
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
Stephen Witt on 10/27/2025 S Stephen Witt
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
Jia Tolentino on 10/27/2025 J Jia Tolentino
Jennifer Lawrence Goes Dark
She has been cast in maternal roles since her teens. Now, playing a mother for the first time since becoming one, she has chosen the part of a woman pushed past the edge of sanity.
Jelani Cobb on 11/02/2025 J Jelani Cobb
Voting Rights and Immigration Under Attack
The President’s goals were clear on the first day of his term, when he issued an executive order overruling the Fourteenth Amendment’s birthright-citizenship clause.
James Ross Gardner on 10/31/2025 J James Ross Gardner
Portland Prepares for Invasion
The Trump Administration, looking for another TV-ready fight in Oregon, is ready to sic the National Guard on the city’s inflatable-costumed protesters.
Adam Gopnik on 10/30/2025 A Adam Gopnik
How to Endure Authoritarianism
A visit to a poet’s home in Kraków recalls the lessons of Eastern Europe’s dissidents.
Eyal Press on 10/29/2025 E Eyal Press
When the Government Stops Defending Civil Rights
The Department of Education’s abandonment of traditional civil-rights litigation has effectively transported parents back in time, to the era before the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/27/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/25/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire
And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/16/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
What Palestinians and Israelis Have Learned Since October 7th
Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, prospects for long-term peace seem worse than ever.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/09/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
Why Hamas Agreed to Release the Hostages
And why it might not matter much for Gaza’s future, or for Palestinian statehood.
Louisa Thomas on 11/02/2025 L Louisa Thomas
The College-Coaching Carrousel Is Completely Out of Hand
In most states, the highest-paid public employee is a football coach. Lately, more and more of them are getting money to go away.
Jay Caspian Kang on 10/31/2025 J Jay Caspian Kang
What Explains Graham Platner’s Popularity?
The U.S. Senate candidate from Maine seems like the embodiment of the dirtbag left. But there’s another way to understand his appeal.
John Cassidy on 10/27/2025 J John Cassidy
The Lessons of an Indefensible Pardon for a Crypto Billionaire
Donald Trump’s grant of clemency to the founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, shows how the checks on Presidential power are failing.
Louisa Thomas on 10/26/2025 L Louisa Thomas
Why Can’t the N.B.A. Move On from Its Old Stars?
Even as the league drastically evolves, the narratives around it are still orbiting its aging icons.
Gabriel Debenedetti on 11/02/2025 G Gabriel Debenedetti
Abigail Spanberger Thinks That Democrats Need to Listen More
The front-runner for Virginia governor has long made the case for moderation.
The New Yorker on 10/31/2025 T The New Yorker
Watch the Trailer for “The New Yorker at 100”
The Netflix documentary, out on December 5th, explores the magazine’s first century and the lead-up to its 100th Anniversary Issue.
Susan B. Glasser on 10/31/2025 S Susan B. Glasser
The Trump Outrages That Matter Most
Razing the East Wing? Breaking Congress? An unscientific survey of the President’s most disruptive, significant, and truly surprising moves.
John Archibald on 10/30/2025 J John Archibald
Defeating the Far-Right “Blob Man”
The story of Eric Rudolph, the Atlanta Olympics bomber, offers lessons about the persistence of violent extremism, and how to combat it.
Danny Funt on 10/28/2025 D Danny Funt
The Sports-Betting Disaster
How the rise of “prop” bets helped create the conditions for the N.B.A.’s latest gambling scandal.
Fabio Bertoni on 10/25/2025 F Fabio Bertoni
What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump?
It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.
Adam Gopnik on 10/25/2025 A Adam Gopnik
Why Trump Tore Down the East Wing
The act of destruction is precisely the point: a kind of performance piece meant to display Trump’s arbitrary power over the Presidency, including its physical seat.