What has happened during the last 50 years that would have surprised most American Jews in 1975? What challenges lie ahead?
Trump, always attracted to playing the role of the strongman, is even more inclined than he was in his first term to misuse the military for his own political gratification. By Ruth Marcus
As protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread nationwide, a crowd gathered in lower Manhattan—complete with bullhorns, balloons, and a toy doughnut to bait the cops. By Adam Iscoe
Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Israel said it had struck the elite Quds Force. The claim, which could not be immediately confirmed, came as Iranian missiles killed at least eight in Israel.
Both countries have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.
The suspect was captured late Sunday after a two-day manhunt that put the state on edge. He was charged with second-degree murder in the attacks.
Technofascists are moving fast to break democracy.
Silicon Valley moguls are creating regulation-free, crypto-based “network states.” And hoping to gobble up land near you.
Tech bros and “trads” are pushing women to have more babies. Just as long as they’re the right kind of women.
Elon Musk believes autism makes him superhuman. Just don’t call it that.
The police are searching for a 57-year-old man after the killings of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and the separate shooting of a state senator and his wife.
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
Israel and Iran were assessing the damage from a wave of attacks. Israeli jets bombarded Tehran overnight, while Iran launched ballistic missiles.
JACOBIN MAGAZINE (June 14, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Speculation’ – The house always wins…
“In every stock-jobbing swindle everyone knows that some time or other the crash must come, but everyone hopes that it may fall on the head of his neighbor, after he himself has caught the shower of gold and placed it in safety.”
— Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867)
“Along with a lot of worthless nonsense, the bubbles of the 1920s gave us some durable housing, highways, and a radio broadcasting infrastructure.”
John Maynard Keynes warned that when real investment becomes the by-product of speculation, the result is often disaster. But it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
Why the modern financial sector is better at extracting rents than funding the future.
The gaming industry is turning every smartphone into a casino — and it’s destroying more lives than ever.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.15.25 Issue features Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV; Nicholas Casey on how the MAGA right became obsessed with the Romanian presidential election; Irina Aleksander on how Jon Bernthal became Hollywood’s most dependable tough guy; David Marchese interviews Misty Copeland about her retirement; and more.
Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals. By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability. By Parul Sehgal
More than 70 people have been killed in Iran. Retaliatory strikes by Iran killed at least three people and injured dozens in Israel.
Israel said its campaign would continue for days, if not longer, and Iran said its response was not over.
Waves of Israeli airstrikes hit two nuclear enrichment sites, multiple military bases, and military scientists and commanders. Iran replied with a barrage of missiles and drones.
The primary has taken on national implications, with the top two candidates tapping into Democratic voters’ hunger for a fight.
People just want things to work. Charles C. W. Cooke
By Noah Rothman
By Jim Geraghty
Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say they are aware of the political reaction but won’t put their flags away.
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