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The billions that Virginia and New York are giving to Amazon will only worsen corporate shakedowns for public subsidies. Here’s how to stop the madness.

New York’s Amazon Deal Will Be a Lasting Monument to Andrew Cuomo’s Economic Incompetence

Jordan Weissmann

Amazon’s New York Headquarters Will Have a Helipad Because of Course It Will

Henry Grabar

Democrats Proved They Can Win Again in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Why Not Ohio?

Henry Grabar

Hamilton’s Chris Jackson Didn’t Know He Was Cast in Hamilton

Catie Lazarus

What Will This Week’s Progressive Victories Mean for Big Banks, Puerto Rico, and Cannabis?

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

How Scott Walker’s War on the Public Sector Came Back to Bite Him

Henry Grabar

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

Benjamin Freed

News & Politics

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World War Waste

Rebecca Onion

Memorials of World War I should focus on the truth—that it was bloody and pointless.

“If You Buy a Box of Cereal—You Have a Voter ID”: Trump’s Vote Fraud Argument Still Makes No Sense

Matthew Zeitlin

Narcos Shows Mexico as a Country Beyond Saving. It’s Depressingly Accurate.

León Krauze

This Is the Saturday Night Massacre. It’s Just Happening in Slow Motion.

Walter M. Shaub Jr.

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Trump Even if He Is Fired

Jeremy Stahl

Fox News Declares Support for Jim Acosta and CNN in Lawsuit Against White House

Matthew Zeitlin

They’re Not Saying They’re Racists. Their Followers Are.

Virginia Heffernan

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This Is Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Even if Trump Fires Him

The FBI Says Hate Crimes Are Soaring. It Actually Has No Idea.

We Should Remember World War I for What It Was: Bloody and Pointless

Television

Narcos Shows Mexico as a Country Beyond Saving. It’s Depressingly Accurate.

Family

What a Dad of Two Spends on His Kids During One Week in Arlington, Virginia

Immigration

LGBTQ Migrants Who Split From Caravan Arrive in Tijuana, Prepare to Seek Asylum in U.S.

Media

There’s No Rationale for the Serena Williams GQ Cover

Gerrymandering

North Carolina Voters Just Brought Their State Back From the Brink of Democratic Collapse

How far back can we trace, with any accuracy, the spoken word?

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

I Sent My Kid Back to School After a Threat of Violence

Movies

This Year’s Oscar Race Just Got Its Driving Miss Daisy

Steve McQueen’s Widows Is the Rare Heist Movie That Seamlessly Blends Thrills and Politics

Ralph Breaks the Internet Is Remarkably Smart About What It Feels Like to Live Online

Is it possible that your parents have chosen a more comforting fiction?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

Help! My Fiancé Won’t Stop Making “Jokes” About How I’m Cheating on Him.

Help! If I Refuse to Get a Flu Shot, I Won’t Be Allowed to See My New Grandkid. Seriously?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Babies Everywhere

The California Wildfires Affect Animals Too. Here’s How They’re Coping.

An Employment Economist Explains the Injustice Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Decision

“If You Buy a Box of Cereal—You Have a Voter ID”: Trump’s Vote Fraud Argument Still Makes No Sense

The Dictator of Chechnya Is Back on Instagram

Narcos Shows Mexico as a Country Beyond Saving. It’s Depressingly Accurate.

This Is the Saturday Night Massacre. It’s Just Happening in Slow Motion.

Democrats Are Poised to Wipe Out Republicans’ North Carolina Gerrymander In Time for the 2020 Election

Pete Davidson Is Awful on SNL. But “Pete Davidson” Is the Show’s Most Successful Character.

Almost Every Day Since Election Day Has Brought Democrats a New Reason to Celebrate

They Closed School Because of a Threat. My Child Didn’t Want to Go Back.

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Widows Is the Rare Heist Movie That Seamlessly Blends Thrills and Politics

Ralph Breaks the Internet Is Remarkably Smart About What It Feels Like to Live Online

The Birth, Death, and Long Afterlife of Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies

Stephen Colbert and Hugh Jackman Remember Stan Lee

Big Mouth Uses Gross-Out Humor for the Greater Good

This Year’s Oscar Race Just Got Its Driving Miss Daisy

A Guide to Orson Welles’ Other Unfinished Movies

The View From the Ground

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The Dictator of Chechnya Is Back on Instagram

The FBI Says Hate Crimes Are Soaring. It Actually Has No Idea.

Future Tense Newsletter: Fanning Future Flames

Congress and States Have Failed to Protect Broadband Privacy. Now Cities Are Stepping In.

Report: Facebook Failed to Closely Monitor Data Given to Device Makers

The California Wildfires Affect Animals Too. Here’s How They’re Coping.

My Daughter’s Teacher Is Atrocious—What Should I Do?

What a Dad of Two Spends on His Kids During One Week in Arlington, Virginia

What if Political Correctness—Understood Properly—Was the Medicine Needed to Heal a Divided America?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Husband Brought Home 16 Endangered Animals.

The Best Over-the-Counter Mouth Guards for Teeth Grinders, According to Dentists

How Do I Handle an Alcoholic In-Law Around My Kids During the Holidays?

After a Threat Shut Down School, My Child Didn’t Want to Go Back

Cities Should Never, Ever Agree to an HQ2 Contest Again

New York’s Amazon Deal Will Be a Lasting Monument to Andrew Cuomo’s Economic Incompetence

Amazon’s New York Headquarters Will Have a Helipad Because of Course It Will

Democrats Proved They Can Win Again in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Why Not Ohio?

Hamilton’s Chris Jackson Didn’t Know He Was Cast in Hamilton

What Will This Week’s Progressive Victories Mean for Big Banks, Puerto Rico, and Cannabis?

How Scott Walker’s War on the Public Sector Came Back to Bite Him

Amazon Can’t Make Crystal City Worse

World War Waste

“If You Buy a Box of Cereal—You Have a Voter ID”: Trump’s Vote Fraud Argument Still Makes No Sense

Narcos Shows Mexico as a Country Beyond Saving. It’s Depressingly Accurate.

This Is the Saturday Night Massacre. It’s Just Happening in Slow Motion.

How Mueller Could Continue Investigating Trump Even if He Is Fired

Fox News Declares Support for Jim Acosta and CNN in Lawsuit Against White House

They’re Not Saying They’re Racists. Their Followers Are.

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