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The Counteroffensive
The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good.
The case for the total liberation of Ukraine, a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, how Tom Hanks became Tom Hanks, and a night at the Vatican. Plus Cleopatra’s daughter, the limits of assisted suicide, Steely Dan, Jenny Erpenbeck, survivalist TV, an ode to odes, and more.
The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good.
The conflict in Ukraine is about much more than Ukraine.
How a small-town auto mechanic peddling a green-energy breakthrough pulled off a massive scam
The actor—and now novelist—reflects on how he got here, and the other lives he might have lived instead.
After the tourists go home, a museum’s collection tells its own story.
What happens when a society takes individualism to its logical conclusion?
The temptation to automate command and control will be great. The danger is greater.
The enduring appeal of watching human beings attempt to master the Alaskan backcountry
The perils of searching for feminist heroes in antiquity
How the insufferably perfectionist duo captured the hearts of a new generation of listeners
The German writer Jenny Erpenbeck cuts through dogma, fractures time, and preserves rubble.
Readers respond to our April 2023 cover story and more.
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