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The Cruelty of the TikTok Prank
What used to be a harmless joke has become a mutant strain of content—humiliating, dangerous, morally unmoored, and effortless.
October 29, 2025
Sascha Seinfeld
Why Evangelicalism Is Built for TikTok
Secular Americans seem to have finally realized that a huge number of their fellow citizens believe the Rapture is coming.
September 30, 2025
River Page
A TikTok Deal? Don’t Count On It.
On Monday, the U.S. announced the ‘framework’ of a TikTok deal with China. Does that mean a deal is actually on the way? Or is it just another head…
September 15, 2025
Joe Nocera
Can China See What Your Kid Is Reading?
Epic, a literacy platform for students, holds data on 75 million American kids—and experts say Beijing could use it for AI training.
September 9, 2025
Frannie Block
A TikTok Ban Is the Law of the Land. Time to Enforce It, Mr. President.
Congress has voted, and the Supreme Court has spoken. TikTok should be banned.
June 2, 2025
The Editors
Suzy Weiss: The Allure of Hardcore Wealth Porn
Plus: Hell is other people reading your texts—and more!
May 3, 2025
Suzy Weiss
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