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Insanity Is Hard to Prove. Here’s How Nick Reiner Could Do It.
Juries rarely acquit for insanity. But California makes it easier by accounting for defendants’ view of right and wrong.
Jed Rubenfeld
The Reiners’ Tragedy Without End
Hearing tragic echoes in the Reiners’ murder, we asked Jonathan Rosen to reflect on his study of his childhood friend Michael, who murdered his own…
Jonathan Rosen
The Drug Turning Philadelphia into a Zombieland
First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug…
Mattha Busby
Could Massachusetts Become the First State to Undo Legal Weed?
Marijuana opponents are racking up wins across the country—thanks in part to Kevin Sabet, the bipartisan adviser leading the charge.
Josh Code
We Can’t Stop Conversion Therapy. But We Have to Try.
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.
River Page
Iryna Zarutska’s Killer Does Not Deserve to Die
The execution of the schizophrenic man who stabbed a Ukrainian refugee on a train would be an act of cruelty, not justice.
Sally Satel
Democratic Dissident John Fetterman
The Democratic senator weighs in on the government shutdown, Zohran Mamdani, socialism, Trump’s ICE raids, Nick Fuentes, and more.
Bari Weiss
1HR 18M
The Secret to Parenting: Do Less of It
Conventional wisdom is that child-rearing is stressful, all-consuming, and emotionally taxing. That’s nonsense.
Camilo Ortiz and Julia Martin Burch
Can Reading Fix Men?
Shilo Brooks wants to save men from despair. His prescription? Books. I talk with him about how to rescue men and his new show, ‘Old School.’
Bari Weiss
40M
Ancient Wisdom: Into the Woods
As a child, I went into the woods to escape a chaotic, sometimes violent home. The beauty I discovered there has become a source of pleasure and…
Lou Ureneck
Suzy Weiss: Britney Spears Will Never Be Free
Fans campaigned to release the pop star from her conservatorship. But is this what liberation looks like?
Suzy Weiss
The Random, Senseless Killing That Was Totally Avoidable
Iryna Zarutska’s killer had at least 14 previous arrests, including robbery and assault, but got one second chance after another.
Maya Sulkin
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