THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (April 7, 2025): The latest issue features Richard McGuire’s “Zooming In” – Peering at our relationship to technology. By Françoise MoulyArt by Richard McGuire

At the Smithsonian, Donald Trump Takes Aim at History

The urge to police the past is hardly an invention of the Trump Administration. It is the reflexive obsession of autocrats everywhere. By David Remnick

Protecting the National Airspace, Post-DOGE

For nearly seventy years, the F.A.A.’s experimental safety lab near Atlantic City has run turbulence tests, set fire to seat cushions, and dropped crash-test dummies. Will it survive Elon Musk? By Robert Sullivan

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user. By Kyle Chayka

Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger

The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.

Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal

Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way to live without its biggest player.

Inspectors Say More Than 100 Chemical Weapons Sites Could Remain in Syria

The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured.

After a Blowout Week, Wall Street Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos

The financial titans who backed Trump are now dealing with the fallout from his tariffs. They spent the weekend surveying the damage of last week’s major sell-off.