The French Are in a Panic Over Le Wokisme

The nation's vehement rejection of identity politics made me recalibrate my own views about woke ideology.

A Different Drum

Maxwell Frost, the youngest member of Congress, is marching to his own beat.

'Praying for a Miracle'

The flap over a Chinese spy balloon has derailed the hopes of families of Americans detained by Beijing on dubious charges

A Social Media Case Tests The High Court's Tech Chops

Justices aren’t known for their digital savvy, but they have their ways of getting up to speed

A reporter at large- Lula's Restoration

After prison, a fraught election, and a near-coup, Brazil's President wants to remake the country again.

American Coyote

When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves

Aiming for Moral Authority

Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the importance of a values-driven military and her efforts to reduce defense spending

Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas

Critics of the enigmatic Supreme Court Justice have overlooked his influence for too long.

Biden's Antitrust Crusade

In summer 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on "Promoting Competition in the American Economy." A White House fact sheet declared that the economy was "booming under President Biden's leadership," saying the order was "building on this economic momentum" by pushing back against corporate consolidation, primarily through aggressive antitrust enforcement.

Bodies Against the State

In China, crowds of people line the streets. They are holding blank sheets of paper. There's nothing special about the paper; it's ordinary A4 letter size. The police nonetheless know what they mean. The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party know what they mean. The world knows what they mean.

Biden's 'Marijuana Reform' Leaves Prohibition Untouched

According to the New York Times, the "marijuana reform" that President Joe Biden announced in October represented "a fundamental change in America's response to a drug that has been at the center of a clash between culture and policing for more than a half-century." If only.

The Education of X González

After the Parkland shooting, I became an activist, a celebrity, a "survivor"and the pressure almost killed me.

The Final Campaign

Inside Donald Trump's sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. (Which isn't to say he can't win.)

Jervis Middleton – Black and Blue

Torn between community and badge, Officer Jervis Middleton had to make a choice. It didn’t go well.

The Police Lawyer's Trial

For 11 years, Karl Ashanti defended the NYPD in civil-rights cases. Then he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit.

Can Joe Biden Save America's Soul?

The president has made historic strides in the face of Republican intransigence, but the real test may be how he grapples with the nation's inner demons

A Dangerous Game

China has coveted its island neighbor for decades. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it?

Mathias Döpfner – Achtung, Baby

Axel Springer's Mathias Döpfner wants to be an old-school press baron for the digital age, part Murdoch but also part Musk. And still very German.

'You Haven't Seen Anything Yet.'

What Trump would do in asecond term, according to his current and former advisors

Tara McGowan – Ms. Info

A former Democratic millions into Meta's ad operative is sinking networks to build a digital media machine for the left. Her strategy: Target potential voters with grabby local news stories, then get them to the polls.

The Future of Black Politics is at Stake in Georgia

The legacy of the civil-rights movement may hinge on Raphael Warnock’s reelection campaign.

How to Make a Semi-fascist Party Who Knew It Could Be This Easy?

In mid-September, I attended the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, where Republican politicians, right-wing thought leaders, and various party apparatchiks had gathered to articulate their vision of the conservative movement's future.

The Convalescence Campaign

John Fetterman is trying to flip Pennsylvania's open Senate seat while fending off a celebrity doctor and recovering from a stroke that almost killed him.

Coming Home

The Uvalde tragedy set me down a path from my west Texas hometown to the hallowed halls of Washington, D.C., from political outsidercynic to inside broker on gun reform that changed me forever.

After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness?

Reporting from Ukraine, veteran war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni describes an urgent campaign to collect evidence of russian war crimes that might stand up in court against Putin, his commanders, and their troops

TikTok Steers Its Charm Offensive Around Critics

The company is trying to win support in Washington but acknowledges it has a "trust deficit"

What Happens in Vegas

Catherine Cortez Masto, the only Latina in the U.S. Senate, is fighting to keep her seat in one of the most watched races of the midterms.

American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been

The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans

Where Freedom of Speech Is Relative

Truth Social, Trump’s social site, faces criticism for leaving violent content up—and for filtering innocuous content

Masters and Commander

Right-wing tech giant Peter Thiel has poured millions into the Senate campaign of protégé Blake Masters. Their goal? Disrupting democracy.