The historian Rick Perlstein discusses President Gerald Ford’s motivation, whether liberals should care about the health of the Republican Party, and why the Trump siege may have been the culmination of the Barry Goldwater revolution.| The New Yorker
As the G.O.P. seeks to deny Americans knowledge of their own history, Nikole Hannah-Jones is denied tenure.| The New Yorker
The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.| The New Yorker
The Presidential candidate has been criticized as a defender of the status quo. Can she prove that she’s a force for change?| The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs.| The New Yorker