Andrew Marantz

Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country.

In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, Péter Magyar, Hungary’s new Prime Minister, discusses the rewriting of the Hungarian constitution, the implications of his victory, and his upcoming struggle to lead his nation out of a period of authoritarianism.

Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.

In an interview with Andrew Marantz, the novelist and poet Ben Lerner discusses how smartphones “charge the air around us,” what fiction can record that a transcript can’t, and why the book is also a handheld device.

From the daily newsletter: Ellie Aghayeva was detained by immigration agents—no one knew why or what would happen next. Then Mayor Mamdani got involved.

The host of the socialist podcast “The Dig” says that Mamdani has the charisma of Barack Obama, with better politics. But is the left really ready for his mayorship?

The comedian discusses flying in Jimmy Kimmel’s jet, beefing with Jerry Seinfeld, and the “weight” of talking about Palestine on his new standup special, “Wild World.”

From the daily newsletter: a new documentary explores the rapper’s fall from grace.

The rapper and producer has become a pariah, running for President and praising Hitler. A new documentary gives insight into what went wrong.

Broadcasting from the White House, the Vice-President seemed to complete the merger of politics and red-meat live streams—and to threaten more ominous crackdowns ahead.