Crimes
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Letter from the U.K.
Medieval Oxford’s Murder Problem
The university town used to have a murder rate roughly equal to that of present-day New Orleans. What can it tell us about the nature of violence today?
Annals of Artificial Intelligence
The Terrifying A.I. Scam That Uses Your Loved One’s Voice
A Brooklyn couple got a call from relatives who were being held ransom. Their voices—like many others these days—had been cloned.
Letter from the Southwest
Is There Hope for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?
A hashtag and a political campaign have brought attention to the epidemic of violence, but a New Mexico woman is fighting case by case.
The Front Row
“May December” Knows What It Thinks, and That’s a Problem
Presenting a battle between two narcissists, played by Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, Todd Haynes’s film misses dramas that don’t fit its schematic.
Our Local Correspondents
Will Sam Bankman-Fried’s Guilty Verdict Change Anything?
The former C.E.O. of FTX now faces up to a hundred and ten years in prison. But, beyond resetting his personal fate, it’s not yet clear what the trial accomplished.
The Front Row
The Silent Thunder of “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece is intent on not merely narrating history but awakening a collective confrontation with racialized murder.
Our Columnists
London Breed’s Cynical Swing to the Right
The mayor of San Francisco, who is up for reëlection next year, is channelling the public’s anger over crime and homelessness.
Letter from the South
Waiting for Trump at the Fulton County Jail
A contingent of supporters and a swarm of media have descended on the spot where the former President will soon be booked on RICO charges.
Daily Comment
There Is Nothing Élitist About the Indictments Against Trump
The judicial system is doing its work, and the former President has never been a man of the people.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
In Georgia, Trump and His Gang Get the Mob Treatment
Monday evening brought the fourth and presumably final indictment of the ex-President.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
“I Am the Only One”: Trump’s Messianic 2024 Message
Under threat of prison, the master of fear and anger takes another dark political turn.
A Reporter at Large
The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist’s Murder
After the death of a reporter who investigated narcopolitics, her colleagues formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice—and challenge a culture of impunity.
A Reporter at Large
How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled
The tech company Wirecard was embraced by the German élite. But a reporter discovered that behind the façade of innovation were lies and links to Russian intelligence.
A Reporter at Large
The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mines
When the country’s mining industry collapsed, a criminal economy grew in its place, with thousands of men climbing into some of the deepest shafts in the world, searching for leftover gold.
Plate Patrol
At Large with New York’s One-Man Crime Spree
Gersh Kuntzman, a vigilante who fixes up license plates that have been defaced in order to evade speeding-ticket cameras, confronts a potential perpetrator downtown.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 2nd
“My opponent is soft on all the violent crime I’m fomenting.”
Daily Comment
Will “Dereliction of Duty” Be What Finally Gets Donald Trump Indicted?
So far, the evidence of what Trump didn’t do on January 6th holds the strongest potential for making a successful criminal case against him.
Our Columnists
What the January 6th Hearings Are Really About
The House select committee made a good start in explaining the insurrection and why American democracy can’t withstand a restoration of Donald Trump.
Shouts & Murmurs
Pick Your Battles
It’s O.K. to feel annoyed when your friend brings someone you hate to your birthday party—especially if that person is me.
Q. & A.
What John Carreyrou Expects at the Trial of Elizabeth Holmes
The author of “Bad Blood” discusses the Theranos founder’s defense strategies and the likelihood that he himself will be called as a witness.