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A Family Split by Vaccine Skepticism

From the daily newsletter: how a family disagreement spiralled into a MAHA custody battle.
By Ruby Cramer
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 31st
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
By Ellen Liebenthal


The MAHA Custody Battle

A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick.
By Ruby Cramer


Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, a Founding Father of Donald Trump’s America

The biographer’s new book, “American Scoundrel,” details Cohn’s infamous tactics during the McCarthy purges, a sex-trafficking allegation, and his profound influence on Trump.
With David Remnick

Matisse’s Ugliest Painting

More than a century after its incendiary début, “Woman with a Hat” remains wonderfully resistant to the dictates of beauty and taste.
By Zachary Fine

Who’s Afraid of A.I. Music?

When the rapper Fenix Flexin débuted a new accent on his single “Rubberz,” he stumbled into a century-old fight over musical fraudulence.
By Kelefa Sanneh
The Art of Leaping Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires
Since the nineteen-forties, smokejumpers have been parachuting into remote parts of the U.S. to contain dangerous blazes.
By M. R. O’Connor

All Rise! Coyote Court Is Now in Session

In the new film “Coyote vs. Acme,” starring Will Forte, Wile E. Coyote demands justice from the company that keeps blowing him up. Here to weigh in is the personal-injury attorney Motorcycle Mike.
By Zach Helfand