Andrew Marantz

Andrew Marantz is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “ Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation.”

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How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy

letter from north carolina · June 12, 2023

Andrew Marantz writes about the independent-state-legislature theory, Trump’s rationale for trying to overturn the 2020 election, which could, in Moore v. Harper, become the law of the land.

Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience

a reporter at large · August 26, 2019

Andrew Marantz on the Esalen Institute, where Big Tech goes to ask deep questions.

Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

annals of technology · March 19, 2018

The trolls are winning. How do we fix life online without limiting free speech? Andrew Marantz reports.

Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?

the political scene · March 20, 2017

Andrew Marantz on how Sean Spicer, Donald Trump’s press secretary, dismisses the mainstream media while giving preference to far-right journalists.