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Other Countries See Trump for Exactly What He Is

He wants us to disbelieve our own eyes and memories. Ukraine’s neighbors have seen it all before.

This Might Be the Fastest Way to Get Elon Musk Out of the White House

Donald Trump has set Elon Musk loose on the executive branch, to stunning early effect.

U.S. Attorney Ed Martin May Have Already Messed Up Trump’s Retribution Tour

“He’s a fantastically bad manager—a tone deaf bully who inspires ridicule rather than trust.”

Should We Skip Touring the White House?

Plus: surprise ties, mayo on fries, and the slap that wasn’t.

Trump’s Attempt to Kill Congestion Pricing Will Backfire

Traffic tolls, welcome to the resistance.

The Star of This Hit Show Insulted Trump. Will It Tank the New Season?

Reacher’s beats are familiar. The setting looks weirdly blank. The star is too handsome. And yet, it works.

Robert De Niro’s Star-Studded New Netflix Show Is Supposed to Be Terrifying. It’s Something Worse.

The miniseries stars the actor as a Joe Biden stand-in. It goes about as well as his debate.

I Just Discovered My Husband’s Secret Punishment Method for Our Toddler. I’m Appalled.

He’s says it’s “effective,” but I think it’s dangerous.

A Troubling Development for the Death Penalty in the U.S.

It seems two factors played a key role in restarting the machinery of death.

I’m Recently Divorced. It’s Transformed My Sex Life in a Way I Never Thought Possible.

What a welcome surprise.