Alice Bolin

Taylor Swift, What Are You Doing?

Why am I dreading the Swift-Kelce wedding?

Nicholas Lemann

A Profound Question Haunting Jews Today

Over the years, I have moved toward the way of being Jewish that my father rejected.

Joshua Rauh and Benjamin Jaros

It Failed in France. It Would Be a Disaster in California.

California might bet its future on the notion that billionaires won’t leave, but they are already fleeing the state.

Glynnis MacNicol

Madonna Has Become an Avatar for Our Fear of Aging

The Material Girl used to mean everything to me.

Matthew Vines

I’m Gay, Not Queer. It Matters.

Polyamorous? Queer. Vaguely uncomfortable with gender expectations? Possibly queer, too.

These Interns Are Capitol Hill’s Newest Main Characters

Congressional interns, usually seen but not heard, are taking to social media with viral trends and pithy posts about their outfits, lifestyles and jobs.

Abandoned by Allies, Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign

After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.

Inside Trump’s Ideological Fight With the Smithsonian

Publicly and behind the scenes, the president continues to try to impose his own views of American history and culture, presenting an ongoing challenge to Lonnie Bunch, the institution’s leader.

The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.

The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.

The History at the Smithsonian That the White House Finds Unpatriotic

The administration’s report criticizing the National Museum of American History echoes themes of President Trump’s push to reshape the American story.