How Trump Could Shock the World Again
The president’s campaign is behind in polls and fundraising, but could still pull out a victory.
Melania’s Plastic Camelot
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff’s tell-all book about the first lady is as sordid as it is fascinating.
Why the 2020s Could Be as Dangerous as the 1850s
Democrats could win decisively next week. But that still wouldn’t neutralize minority Republican power.
Don’t Sweat the Polls
Why the 2020 election won’t be a 2016 sequel.
The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
The Answer to Extremism Isn’t More Extremism
America’s left and right are radicalizing each other, and the precedents from overseas are deeply unsettling.
The Pandemic Is in Uncharted Territory
The fall surge is rewriting the coronavirus record books across America. And the numbers are still climbing.
The Simple Rule That Could Keep COVID-19 Deaths Down
The longer we can prevent infections, the better prepared we will be to treat them.
Dwight Schrute Was a Warning
When The Office originally aired, its resident fool made for easy comedy. Fifteen years later, it’s hard to watch Dwight without seeing tragedy.
Donald Trump’s Reelection Campaign Is Total Camp
As the president shimmies to The Village People, he crystallizes the way that even sincerity and irony have become politically polarized.
COVID-19 Is Killing My People—And No One Seems to Care
It almost killed me. A story of criminal neglect and mass death in South Texas.
At Least Never Trumpers Stood and Fought
Courage exercised only when the coast is clear is not courage; it is opportunism.
The Rare Sight of a Political Reckoning
Britain’s Labour Party has suspended its former leader. Who knew in this partisan age that politicians could hold their own side to account?
The Raw Desperation of the Republican Party
The GOP is in danger of losing an entire system of political control.
Photos of the Week: Murder Hornets, Giant Hands, China Fashion
Giant waves in Portugal, continued wildfires in California, scenes from Fashion Week in Beijing, the final days of presidential campaigning in the U.S., motocross racing in Sweden, and much more
The World Is Trapped in America’s Culture War
America won the internet, and now makes us all speak its language.
When a White Republican Teen Invited a Black Pastor to Preach in His Hometown
“It is unlikely to think that someone who was trained by Strom Thurmond would end up being like brothers with me, my father being a civil-rights activist.”
Why Many White Men Love Trump’s Coronavirus Response
More than 80 percent of Republicans think the president is doing a great job with the pandemic. Here’s why.
What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
What Liberals Don’t Understand About Pro-Trump Latinos
They all have one very important thing in common.