“I’m not that informed on national security.”
The Department of Homeland Security permitted the New York Police Department’s first independent use of its own drones to intercept unauthorized drones at the U.S. Open.
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The Spy
“Does it help us to be seen, even when we don’t know we are?” writes Rachel Cusk.
Agribusiness as Usual
Dispatches from the food industry by Wendell Berry, Joy Williams, and more
Inside the September 2026 Issue
Featuring Erin Somers, Barrett Swanson, Finn Brunton, Kyle Berlin, Diane Williams, and more
“We’re just drunk on punishment.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced plans to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves.
Transcendental Longing
Ian Penman on hagiography, dreams, and the near-psychedelic effects of spiritual jazz
Never Done
“Motherhood, like writing, is a state of incompletion,” writes Christine Smallwood.
What’s Left?
Essays from Marilynne Robinson, George Packer, and more
“I don’t need you to like me.”
Europe’s biggest rivers recorded record-low water levels, exposing in the Danube River Nazi warships from Hitler’s Black Sea fleet.
Glimmers of Totality
"Jameson’s habit, or temperamental inclination, is to be uncompromising," writes Mark Greif.
Who Cares?
Including essays from William T. Vollmann, Leslie Jamison, and more
“It’s a unique story to tell.”
At the 2026 AIDS conference, U.S. State Department officials mislabeled every country on a map of Africa.
Grateful Dead
John Semley on the history of undertakers, the corporatization of funeral parlors, and communal grieving