Politics
The Political Scene Podcast
Al Gore on the Solution to the Climate Crisis
The former Vice-President and self-described “recovering politician” the stakes and the necessary response to our ongoing environmental emergency.
Under Review
How Do We Survive the Constitution?
In “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the document has doomed our politics. But it can also save them.
Q. & A.
Why Obama’s “Car Czar” Thinks Biden Should Stay Out of the U.A.W. Strike
Last week, Steve Rattner called the President’s trip to the picket line “outrageous.” Whom did he help—or harm—by going?
Our Columnists
The Trump Legal Show Might Be in Town Until Christmas
On Monday, the former President appeared at the first day of his three-month civil trial in Manhattan, determined to exploit the case for his political ends.
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.
The Political Scene Podcast
Should Biden Push for Regime Change in Russia?
The Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin says that Ukraine must exchange Russia-held territory for security guarantees. But the U.S. must also threaten Putin’s hold on power.
Daily Comment
The Latino Question at the Second Republican Debate
At an event featuring Univision’s Ilia Calderón, the candidates showed little interest in speaking to Latino concerns.
Under Review
How the AR-15 Became an American Brand
The rifle is a consumer product to which advertisers successfully attached an identity—one that has translated to a particularly intractable politics.
The Political Scene Podcast
Inside a Trump 2024 Rally in Iowa
Following a trip to Dubuque, Benjamin Wallace-Wells considers why the former President has maintained such a significant lead in the race for the Republican Party’s nomination.
Cover Story
Barry Blitt’s “The Race for Office”
The artist discusses hernias, walkers, and the joys of old age.
The Political Scene Podcast
Naomi Klein Speaks with Jia Tolentino About “Doppelganger”
Klein is commonly confused with Naomi Wolf, a writer who has embraced conspiracy theories. She discusses what this case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society.
The Political Scene Podcast
How New York, a City of Immigrants, Became Home to a Migrant Crisis
Eric Lach discusses why Eric Adams—who once personally welcomed buses of asylum seekers at the Port Authority—is now saying that migrants are going to “destroy New York City.”
The Political Scene Podcast
Washington’s Age-Old Problem
Susan B. Glasser discusses the baby-boomer generation’s hold on American politics, and the role that age may play in the 2024 election.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
The Twilight of Mitch McConnell and the Spectre of 2024
On the dangerous reign of the octogenarians.
The Political Scene Podcast
Does Diplomacy Have a Chance of Ending War in Ukraine?
Keith Gessen discusses whether the United States should encourage negotiations with Russia.
Under Review
How to Treat Right-Wing Violence in the U.S.
Does the far-right extremism of the Trump era represent an eternal pattern in American politics or a new one?
Our Columnists
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Not the Next Trump
Many in the press have declared the entrepreneur and political novice “Trump’s heir.” The comparison sells the former President short.
The Political Scene Podcast
Ronan Farrow on the Rule of Elon Musk
How the tech billionaire built a one-man monopoly over American infrastructure and became too powerful for the U.S. government to rein in.
Our Local Correspondents
The Spectre of Andrew Cuomo Continues to Haunt New York
The former governor is out of office, fixated on getting even, and looming over state politics.
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.