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December 2025
November 24, 2025
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Cass R. Sunstein
The Man Who Wanted to Believe in Life on Mars
The Mars craze is a case study in twisting evidence and defying facts.
November 24, 2025
Magazine
Ben Makuch
The Horrifying, AI-Enhanced Future of War Is Here
Tech bros and Silicon Valley billionaires are building new drones—and new ways to profit from conflict.
November 20, 2025
Magazine
David Daley
MAGA’s State-by-State Plot to Butcher Democracy
Political insiders, GOP legislators and governors, the president, even the Supreme Court—they’re all in on the flagrantly unconstitutional conspiracy to destroy democracy by the way they draw lines on a map.
November 20, 2025
Magazine
Tracy K. Smith
Season in the Dark
November 20, 2025
Magazine
André Naffis-Sahely
Visions of Byzantine Hell
November 13, 2025
Magazine
The New Republic
Who Said It: Border Czar Tom Homan or Bill “The Butcher” Cutting?
They’re both nativists with bloody visions of American patriotism. Can you tell them apart?
November 13, 2025
Magazine
Jacob Bacharach
How Much Worse Could the Internet Get?
Cory Doctorow’s
Enshittification
is premised on the idea that we created a technological marvel and then corporate greed ruined it. But what if that is not the case?
November 12, 2025
Magazine
Grace Segers
Inside the Hunger Crisis in America’s Last Frontier
Alaska’s unique challenges make it difficult to obtain healthy food and adequate medical care. Are the Trump administration and Congress making it worse?
November 10, 2025
Magazine
Phillip Maciak
The Chair Company
Is a Horror Show About the Workplace
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin’s new show is distinctly more surreal and uncanny than
Severance
.
November 7, 2025
Magazine
Adam Nayman
Sentimental Value
Is an Upper-Middle-Brow Crowd Pleaser
Joachim Trier’s skillful, literate movies tick a lot of boxes.
November 6, 2025
Magazine
Alex Shephard
How Zohran Mamdani Fixed the Mistakes That Cost Democrats in 2024
Democratic leaders who are antsy about the rise of New York City’s new mayor should listen to—and learn from—him.
October 27, 2025
Alex Shephard
Larry and David Ellison Are Building a Pro-Trump Media Behemoth
With the president’s blessing, the Ellisons’ Skydance merged with Paramount, gaining control of CBS News. Now the new giant might gobble up Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN.
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