The Escalating Political Violence Didn’t Come From Nowhere The Escalating Political Violence Didn’t Come From Nowhere

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Michele Goodwin

The Heritage of Dylann Roof The Heritage of Dylann Roof

Ten years after the Charleston massacre, reverence for the Confederacy that Roof idolized is going strong.

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Brian Wilson’s Endless Summer Brian Wilson’s Endless Summer

His music, by turns joyous and melancholy, wide-eyed and masterful, transformed the meaning of pop.

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After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out? After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out?

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A memorial is seen on the desk of DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman in the House chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot at their home on June 14. DFL State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.”

The Escalating Political Violence Didn’t Come From Nowhere The Escalating Political Violence Didn’t Come From Nowhere

Donald Trump issued a statement after the Minnesota shootings saying that this violence “will not be tolerated,” but his words ring hollow.

Michele Goodwin

World Liberty Financial's website touts WLF1, its Trump-sanctioned “governance token.”

The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor

Andrei Grachev, an early booster of a Trump crypto offering, has cycled through several alleged investment scams and was convicted on fraud charges in Russia.

Jacob Silverman

Former Vice President Kamala Harris.

What Analyses of the 2024 Election Are Getting Wrong What Analyses of the 2024 Election Are Getting Wrong

Postelection autopsies are missing the forest for the trees.

Steve Phillips

Books & the Arts

Brian Wilson’s Endless Summer

Brian Wilson’s Endless Summer Brian Wilson’s Endless Summer

His music, by turns joyous and melancholy, wide-eyed and masterful, transformed the meaning of pop.

Books & the Arts / James Marcus

Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in “Deli Boys.”

The Slapstick Criminality of Hulu’s “Deli Boys” The Slapstick Criminality of Hulu’s “Deli Boys”

The show is at once a succession story, a riches-to-rags tale, and a buddy comedy about two hapless brothers trying to save their father’s convenience-store empire.

Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

270 Park Avenue in New York City.

Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building

The building’s dramatic and dazzling feats of architecture make it appear as if it were hovering above the street. But is that a good thing?

Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

“This Week” with Steve Brodner

ABCs of a Coup

ABCs of a Coup ABCs of a Coup

Erection set.

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Fine Dining Experiences

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Call me an Uber.

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TACO the Town

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World

Shujun Wang on “60 Minutes.”

Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example

Our government spent almost a decade chasing a professor they thought was a spy. The case raises questions about our ability to pursue real perpetrators of China’s crimes.

Timothy McLaughlin

Supporters of Iraqi pro-Iran groups hold a cutout of US President Donald Trump during a protest in Baghdad near the US embassy, on June 16, 2025.

If the War Between Israel and Iran Continues, the US Should Stay Out of It If the War Between Israel and Iran Continues, the US Should Stay Out of It

US security is not at stake—no matter how many times Netanyahu goes on US television to claim otherwise.

Daniel R. DePetris

Women take a selfie in front of a German tank before the formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in the center of Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025.

What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

Will the rearmament agenda bring more security—or lead to a self-inflicted economic and social crisis?

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Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

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So why are we still surprised when the tide of blood reaches our own shores? Some personal reflections on Marco Rubio and me—and the roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions.

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These Dis-United States

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The Stakes Have Never Been Higher in an Off-Year Election

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Forget the midterms. The fight to bring Trumpism down runs through 2025’s elections.

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