The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.

Derek Thompson, Rogé Karma, Annie Lowrey, Jerusalem Demsas, and others explain today’s news and tomorrow’s trends in work, technology, and culture.
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
Applying any normal ROI analysis to Brady’s broadcaster contract is difficult for at least four reasons.
Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.
“Every drink takes five minutes off your life.” Maybe the thought scares you. Personally, I find comfort in it.
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
This year saw several advancements across medicine, space technology, and AI that extend our knowledge in consequential ways.
America is suddenly getting healthier. No one knows why.