Magazine Issue

March 12, 2024

Republicans bet it all on Trump: Primary voters have decided to gamble on a familiar but risky nominee.

The uncontroversial Iraq War
Magazine

The uncontroversial Iraq War

Saddam Hussein’s 24-year rule over Iraq comprised an almost singular reign of megalomania, mass slaughter, gangsterism, kleptocracy, and national self-destruction. Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was more cartoonish,…

Andrew Bernard
Dune’s beauty and horror
Entertainment

Dune’s beauty and horror

Let us not mince words. The plot of Dune: Part Two is so arcane, so shamelessly ridiculous, that to describe it is to risk discrediting the project.…

Graham Hillard
Accepting reality TV
Entertainment

Accepting reality TV

When it comes to trash TV, there are two types of men. A few months back, I met one of the first kind — the ones who…

Kara Kennedy
Chris Mortensen, 1951-2024
Magazine

Chris Mortensen, 1951-2024

Of all the major American sports, football is probably the most difficult beat for a sportswriter to tackle. Team rosters are substantially larger than they are in…

Daniel Ross Goodman
The slick Lauren Oyler
Magazine

The slick Lauren Oyler

Lauren Oyler’s No Judgment is the kind of book that comes with certain quality assurances that read like wine-tasting notes. The essays contained therein will “bring to…

Chris R. Morgan
Miami breaks up with Spring Break
Magazine

Miami breaks up with Spring Break

In the infamous words of Vice President Kamala Harris, Miami officials have a message for would-be tourists: “Do not come.”  “Hey Spring Break, we’re over,” the City…

Madeline Fry Schultz
The realpolitik of fools
Columnists

The realpolitik of fools

Vice President Kamala Harris has jumped into one of the world’s bitterest conflicts, so better check your stocks of tinned goods, potable water, and ammunition. On March…

Dominic Green
Run, Nikki, run!
Columnists

Run, Nikki, run!

Exactly 170 years ago, in Ripon, Wisconsin, the Republican Party was born. For 162 of those years, it got the big calls right. It was against slavery,…

Dan Hannan