Michael Wolff’s new book on the Murdochs is full of juicy details, but its predictions may be off.

Katya Hoyer argues for a closer look at the triumphs and travails of everyday life under socialism.

The demonstrations of the last decade were vast and explosive—and surprisingly ineffective.

How Sam Bankman-Fried and other unscrupulous CEOs managed to swindle so many people

“The Fraud” is a courtroom drama about an impostor, set against the backdrop of British imperialism. But the most suspect characters of all are the writers.

A car is a necessity in most parts of the U.S. It also exposes drivers to fines, police harassment, and predatory loans.

Nicole Flattery’s “Nothing Special” offers a glimpse of the fracturing experience of fame.

Sohrab Ahmari makes the case against big business. But how convincing is his commitment to help workers?

Apple’s horror series loses sight of the drama and grief at its center.

Advanced Placement courses are no recipe for igniting the intellect beyond high school. They’re a recipe for extinguishing it.

After years of being mistaken for one another, Klein tried to find out why Wolf went down the conspiracy rabbit hole—and why so many people have followed her.

The actors’ and writers’ strikes are exposing how high rents can smother creativity in cities like Los Angeles and New York.

The biopic starring Helen Mirren shies away from the moral implications of Golda Meir’s decisions.

In the Hulu show, everyone is struggling to get by in a hostile city.

The study of poverty has flourished in recent decades. Why haven’t the lives of the poor improved?

Were Harriet Boyd and Cora Stewart rivals in Greece in 1897? The fog of war has obscured a groundbreaking tale.

Max is stripping back its prestige offerings and going big on shows like “House Hunters”—a shift decades in the making.

A new history that omits men makes some unfortunate assumptions about women.

At the Sullivan Institute, psychotherapy became a potent form of social control.

Blood donation is meant to be free. But there’s an enormous exception: plasma.