What Precedents Would Clarence Thomas Overturn Next?
Justice Clarence Thomas once was an outlier for his legal views. But Thomas is now the heart of the Court’s conservative bloc, and his concurring opinion in the recent abortion ruling calls out some o...
8 Jul 202223min
Astrid Holleeder’s Crime Family
All her life, Astrid Holleeder knew that her older brother Willem was involved in crime. But she was stunned when, in 1983, Willem and his best friend, Cornelius van Hout, were revealed to be the mast...
5 Jul 202231min
Jia Tolentino and Stephania Taladrid on the End of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs case was not a surprise; given the draft opinion that was leaked in May, its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey was nearly a certa...
1 Jul 202219min
Why Do Conservatives Love Hungary’s Viktor Orbán?
When the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz first heard that the Conservative Political Action Conference, the flagship event of the American conservative movement, was holding a meeting in Hungar...
27 Jun 202220min
Alan Alda, Podcaster
Alan Alda spent his early years in the burlesque theatres where his father, the actor Robert Alda, would perform. Those early years opened his eyes in more ways than one: “I was very aware of the nake...
24 Jun 202228min
Forget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul
A survey that started as a student project at Stanford University has become a popular dating and relationship tool on campuses across the country. Its goal is to delve deeper than the superficial inf...
21 Jun 202230min
Dexter Filkins on the Rise of Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown himself uniquely skilled at attracting attention beyond the borders of his home state. Just this month, DeSantis blocked state funds for the Tampa Bay Rays sta...
17 Jun 202220min
Michael R. Jackson on “A Strange Loop,” His Black, Queer Coming-of-Age Musical
Michael R. Jackson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” features a Black queer writer named Usher, who works as an usher, struggling to write a musical about a Black queer writer...
15 Jun 202217min
