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Alexandre de Moraes’s efforts to fight extremism online have pitted the Brazilian judge against Jair Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump. Jon Lee Anderson reports. Listen ![]() |
Today’s Mix |
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Regrets, the YouTube Moms Have a Few The parents who exploit their kids for clicks in Netflix’s “Bad Influence” want you to think they couldn’t have known better. By Jessica Winter |
Donald Trump and the Favoritism Grift For this President, all policy is personal. By Nathan Heller |
How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both. By Isaac Chotiner |
TikTok and the Retreat from Technological Globalization Global technology companies are becoming table stakes in the struggle to establish whatever new world order is emerging. By Kyle Chayka |
Profiles |
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The Alien Eye Sayaka Murata, the author of “Convenience Store Woman,” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as science fiction. In her newest book to be translated into English, “Vanishing World,” she examines a society in which all children are born through artificial insemination. By Elif BatumanListen ![]() |
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A daily column on what you need to know. |
The Other Side of Signalgate The extraordinary security breach elicited amusement and shock. An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall. By Rozina Ali |
Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center |
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Can the fifty-four-year-old arts hub weather the next four years? By Katy WaldmanListen ![]() |