The 25 Most Read New Yorker Stories of 2017. #1 changed America. #3 made me laugh so much.
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1. “From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories,” by Ronan Farrow
Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive. Read more.
2. “Cat Person,” by Kristen Roupenian
“It was a terrible kiss, shockingly bad; Margot had trouble believing that a grown man could possibly be so bad at kissing.” Read more.
3. “Anthony Scaramucci Called Me to Unload About White House Leakers, Reince Priebus, and Steve Bannon,” by Ryan Lizza
He started by threatening to fire the entire White House communications staff. It escalated from there. Read more.
4. “Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies,” by Ronan Farrow
The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists. Read more.
5. “How Trump Could Get Fired,” by Evan Osnos
The Constitution offers two main paths for removing a President from office. How feasible are they? Read more.
6. “The Danger of President Pence,” by Jane Mayer
Trump’s critics yearn for his exit. But Mike Pence, the corporate right’s inside man, poses his own risks. Read more.
7. “Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich,” by Evan Osnos
Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization. Read more.
8. “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds,” by Elizabeth Kolbert
New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason. Read more.
9. “Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War,” by Evan Osnos, David Remnick, and Joshua Yaffa
What lay behind Russia’s interference in the 2016 election—and what lies ahead? Read more.
10. “America’s Future Is Texas,” by Lawrence Wright
With right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state’s demographics shift leftward, Texas has become the nation’s bellwether. Read more.
11. “The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea,” by Evan Osnos
On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation? Read more.
12. “Donald Trump’s Worst Deal,” by Adam Davidson
The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Read more.
13. “I Work from Home,” by Colin Nissan
“Then I got sucked into watching a YouTube video about meerkats.” Read more.
14. “How the Elderly Lose Their Rights,” by Rachel Aviv
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. Read more.
15. “The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency,” by Jane Mayer
How Robert Mercer exploited America’s populist insurgency. Read more.
16. “The Addicts Next Door,” by Margaret Talbot
West Virginia has the highest overdose death rate in the country. Locals are fighting to save their neighbors—and their towns—from destruction. Read more.
17. “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts. Read more.
18. “Rex Tillerson at the Breaking Point,” by Dexter Filkins
Will Donald Trump let the Secretary of State do his job? Read more.
19. “#Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement,” by Rachel Monroe
What began as an attempt at a simpler life quickly became a life-style brand. Read more.
20. “Harvey Weinstein’s Secret Settlements,” by Ronan Farrow
The mogul used money from his brother and elaborate legal agreements to hide allegations of predation for decades. Read more.
21. “Carl Icahn’s Failed Raid on Washington,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
Was President Trump’s richest adviser focussed on helping the country—or his own bottom line? Read more.
22. “Locals Were Troubled by Roy Moore’s Interactions with Teen Girls at the Gadsden Mall,” by Charles Bethea
Rumors have swirled for years that, in the early eighties, the Alabama Senate candidate was banned from a shopping mall for bothering teen-age girls. Read more.
23. “All the Other Harvey Weinsteins,” by Molly Ringwald
“I have had plenty of Harvey Weinsteins of my own over the years, enough to feel a sickening shock of recognition.” Read more.
24. “Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein,” by Ronan Farrow
Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and other women explain their struggles with going public. Read more.
25. “Michael Flynn, General Chaos,” by Nicholas Schmidle
What the removal of Flynn as the national-security adviser reveals about Donald Trump’s White House. Read more.
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