The Political Scene: Is It Happening Here?
Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

Annals of Law: Mr. Nice Guy
Since the Young Thug trial, Brian Steel has modelled for the rapper’s fashion brand and had a Drake song named after him. Sean Combs took note.

Profiles: Across the Gulf
Can President Claudia Sheinbaum manage Trump—and Mexico’s fragile democracy?

The Political Scene: Follow the Leader
A culture of obedience reigns in Trump’s Washington.

A Reporter at Large: Starved in Jail
Why are people, arrested during mental-health crises, dying from lack of food and water?

Profiles: The Portal Opens
For forty years, Phish has jammed—for those with ears to hear.

Annals of Zoology: Life After Death
Has Colossal, a genetics startup, resurrected the ancient dire wolf? Born to a mixed-breed dog, Remus, Romolus and Khaleesi have ancient dire-wolf DNA that was inserted with CRISPR.

Letter from Brazil: Strongmen
In a conflict between a top jurist and the nation’s ex-President, the internet is the front line. Alexandre de Moraes´s campaign to criminalize disinformation led to a ban of X in Brazil, and a battle with Elon Musk.