In 1902, British novelist W.W. Jacobs published a short story describing the grim experiences of a working-class family that acquires a charmed relic, a mummified monkey’s paw,…
The provision in U.S. law that protects social media sites and other websites from lawsuits over user-generated content is under fire, with some lawmakers suggesting it is…
The 2019 Women’s World Cup and the success of the U.S. team — beating England and headed for the final, as this magazine went to press —…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is actually more unpopular in his own city than President Trump, now endorses the use of public funds for…
They call it the “Old Fashioned July 4 Celebration,” in Aspen, Colorado. This year, as usual, it featured a bicycle parade, a citywide block party, a sea…
Christopher Hitchens, whose legacy I profiled in this magazine in January, was asked in 2009 about the state of public rhetoric and debate in America. His reply…
A new health insurance option from the Trump administration could help Obamacare achieve the influx of customers that has long escaped it and also lay the groundwork…
When Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land Is Your Land” in 1940, he hoped to create a counterpoint to “God Bless America.” Tenuously religious, and with communist sympathies,…
When President Trump withdrew the United States from his predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran last May, he set in motion what he wanted to avoid, a possible…
After Nike launched an ad campaign with Colin Kaepernick last fall, some customers burned their shoes and T-shirts, outraged that their favorite athletic brand would partner with…
