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Archives for September 2025

The Logoff
Donald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explainedDonald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explained
The Logoff

After a Comey indictment, “there’ll be others.”

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justicesComey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices
Politics

Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.

By Ian Millhiser
The Case for Growth
The massive stakes of the big federal housing bill, explainedThe massive stakes of the big federal housing bill, explained
The Case for Growth

We’re the feds and we’re here to help (with your rent).

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
The big contradiction in progressive thinking about TrumpThe big contradiction in progressive thinking about Trump
Politics

The Democratic debate over whether “moderation” works is very confused.

By Eric Levitz
Policy
Churches want to build affordable housing. Why are cities stopping them?Churches want to build affordable housing. Why are cities stopping them?
Policy

Where the “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement goes next.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
Trump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian ruleTrump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian rule
Politics

Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The gaping hole in the James Comey indictmentThe gaping hole in the James Comey indictment
Politics

The DOJ’s case is authoritarian — and shockingly sloppy.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Europe is readying for direct conflict with RussiaEurope is readying for direct conflict with Russia
Politics

The unthinkable becomes the expected.

By Joshua Keating
Podcasts
Trump wants to give TikTok to his friendsTrump wants to give TikTok to his friends
Podcast
Podcasts

Larry Ellison, Oracle, and Trump’s potential TikTok deal, explained.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Culture
Why does everything online feel so embarrassing?Why does everything online feel so embarrassing?
Culture

Zoomers might fear cringe, but the internet embraces personal humiliation.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Politics
Why voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruptionWhy voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruption
Politics

Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?

By Abdallah Fayyad
Technology
Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone againApple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again
Technology

You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.
Technology

What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.

By Victor R. Lee
On the Right
The right wants Charlie Kirk’s death to be a “George Floyd moment”The right wants Charlie Kirk’s death to be a “George Floyd moment”
On the Right

A conservative explains what Kirk meant to the MAGA movement — and how it’s reacting to his death.

By Zack Beauchamp
Advice
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe