The CEOs of Everything Larry and David Ellison are poised to become the Trump era’s reigning media moguls. October 27, 2025 By Jem Bartholomew
Threat and Circuses August 5, 2025 By Jon Allsop Has a law designed to protect British kids online gone too far?
Knowing: Still Only Half the Battle August 1, 2025 By Bill Grueskin On showing receipts. Plus: Build the wall? Not if you need a filling. And an obit goes awry.
‘Pretend Somebodies’ July 28, 2025 By Jon Allsop Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit famously took down Gawker—but his most interesting media legacy might be something else.
To Crack a Grand Jury July 25, 2025 By Bill Grueskin A paucity of indictments in LA. Plus: New Jerseyans want to vanish, Medicaid fraud (the corporate kind), and a plaudit for Rupert.
The Not So Super Injunction July 22, 2025 By Jon Allsop How the British government covered up an extraordinary leak about at-risk Afghans.
EschewAnon July 18, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Nixing the nameless government spokesman. Plus: Poignant coverage from Texas; inside a notorious Syrian prison; and waffles, glorious waffles.
With the Epstein Files Fallout, Trump Is Now Confronting the MAGA Mediaverse He Created July 17, 2025 By Emily Bell Is there a limit to MAGA loyalty?
The Sports Journalist Locked Up on Terrorism Charges July 15, 2025 By Jon Allsop And other deteriorations in the fraught Franco-Algerian relationship.
The Trump Suite July 14, 2025 By Jon Allsop How the president’s guests at a soccer final channeled the stories of his second term.
Ipecac for the Soul July 11, 2025 By Bill Grueskin Politico’s cringey video. Plus: One editor’s heroics in Texas Hill Country; investigating toxic waste in Louisiana; and NYT’s sourcing efforts go haywire with its Mamdani story.
Grains of Salt July 8, 2025 By Jon Allsop A memoir of restoration became a bestseller and a movie. Its truth is now in doubt.