What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?
Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect social security. Elon Musk didn’t.
Chuck Schumer Is Cautious for a Reason
Under fire from his own party, the Senate Democratic leader ponders the source of his core beliefs.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The Severance Twist I Can’t Forgive
The Season 2 finale emphasized the show’s most philosophical queries, but one element was hard to swallow.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
What It Really Means to ‘Give Infectious Disease a Break’
The Trump administration isn’t just dismantling protections against illnesses. It’s inviting them right in.
The Danger of a Flood of Anti-Trump State Lawsuits
What’s legal for the goose is also legal for the gander.
Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable
The president is making good on his campaign promise.
Invading Canada Is Not Advisable
We’ve tried before. It didn’t work out.
A Rapper for the Ketamine Era
Playboi Carti sounds like he isn’t saying much. But there’s a story to his music.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
What Shakespeare Got Right About PTSD
A new production of Othello foregrounds what the play’s earliest audiences recognized: the psychological costs of war.
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
Stephen Miller Has a Plan
The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.
A Warning for Columbia University
Surrendering to the Trump administration’s $400 million ransom demand would be a disaster for higher education and for the United States.
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
Dr. Oz Is Now the Grown-Up in the Room
It takes a lot to make the “green coffee beans” guy seem mainstream.
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