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MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: Arctic imperialism
Will the fight over Greenland overturn the postwar international order?
15 hrs ago • The Ink
INTERVIEW: Seymour Hersh on how the media should cover Trump
In a rare interview, the legendary reporter talks about the crisis of journalism, the secret of real reporting, and Trump
Jan 18 • Leigh Haber
WEEKEND READS: Living for the future
The best writing and thinking for January 17, 2026
Jan 17 • The Ink
How to win the fight against plastic
Former E.P.A. administrator Judith Enck on the crisis of federal regulation and how Americans can win environmental victories
Jan 16 • The Ink
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: Government of the memes, by the memes, for the memes
At the White House, the line between policy and trolling is blurry. But the memeification of fascism has very serious consequences
Jan 15 • The Ink
BOOK CLUB: If you go after him, he'll go after you
In "Injustice," authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis reveal how judges and journalists have continued to fight for the truth in the Trump era
Jan 14 • Leigh Haber
Whom cities are for
Affordability is the new political buzzword. What happens to a place, our guest essayist asks, when it squeezes out its own middle?
Jan 14 • The Ink and Cheryl Douglass
Trump's tariff rebate kickbacks
Explaining a remarkable new grift
Jan 13 • The Ink
Avoid the Trump Trap
From Maduro to Iran to the Fed, reflexive resistance risks turning the left into defenders of an indefensible status quo. Don't fall for it, Corbin…
Jan 13 • Corbin Trent, America's Undoing, and The Ink
A timeline cleanse, from India
Some images from recent travels
Jan 12 • Anand Giridharadas
This is a revolt against the future. The future will prevail
Darkness and hope
Jan 12 • Anand Giridharadas
BOOK CLUB: The King of America
Journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis tell the story of how Donald Trump overthrew the rule of law and claimed kingly authority
Jan 11 • Leigh Haber
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