National Affairs

The Modern World Is Changing America’s Personality for the Worse

Jonathan Mahler on ‘The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990’

The New Geography of Housing in America

Headline Catch-Up: Colbert Is Canceled, NPR and PBS Are Defunded, and FS1’s Barstool Shake-Up. Plus, 25 for 25: NYT’s David Marchese on the Future of Interviewing.

Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Killed the U.S. Economy. But Firing Jerome Powell Might.

Elon Musk’s Grok Has Lost Its Non-Sentient Mind

Paramount Bends the Knee, the Great Gavin Newsom Debate, and the End of Netflix Announcer Sharing. Plus, Matthew Lee on Covering the Diddy Trial From the Southern District of New York Courthouse.

How Abundance Won in California

Bribe? Surrender? Both? Unpacking the Trump-Paramount Settlement.

Zohran’s New York Shocker, NBA Draft Audio, and What Is a “Hit Piece” in 2025? Plus, 25 for 25: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump and Iran.