Taylor Swift at Harvard
Why the pop superstar’s work is worthy of study
How to Be Happy Growing Older
Your future will probably be better than your past.
America Should Be More Like Operation Warp Speed
The extraordinary success of the quest for the COVID-19 vaccine holds lessons for the rest of the government.
The Woman Who Didn’t See Stuttering as a Flaw
Remembering Lee Caggiano, the woman who made me want to talk
The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism
The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church and inside the Republican Party.
The Nine Breakthroughs of the Year
CRISPR, GLP1s, and other advancements that astonished me
The Return of the Pagans
Hug a tree or a dollar bill, and the pagan in you shines through.
Why Black Jesus Made My Grandmother Uncomfortable
No one was more openly devoted to the will of the Lord than Ma Jones.
The Middle East Conflict That the U.S. Can’t Stay Out Of
An Iranian-backed group is attacking an essential shipping route through the Suez Canal. The U.S. will have to step in.
Arlington’s Civil War Legacy Is Finally Laid to Rest
A memorial tainted with Lost Cause mythology has at last been purged from the national cemetery. If only national memory were so easily resolved.
The Case for Kwanzaa
Maybe it’s a corny holiday, but Black Americans deserve a time to remember that our identity doesn’t begin and end with oppression.
Harvard Has a Veritas Problem
President Claudine Gay is in a tough spot. The Harvard Corporation deserves to be in a much tougher spot.
The Neighbors Who Destroyed Their Lives
Murder and lies in small-town Hawaii
The Right-Wing Israeli Campaign to Resettle Gaza
Most Israelis don’t want to build new settlements in Gaza. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen.
The Real Reason for Marriage Polarization
Banning abortion has made dating political.
The Colorado Supreme Court Decision Is True Originalism
And that should theoretically appeal to the Supreme Court’s conservative justices.
Enjoy Your Awful Basketball Team, Virginia
I didn’t think rooting for the Washington Wizards could get any worse. Then they announced a move to the suburbs.
A Seasonal Guide to Better Well-Being
Amid the seasonal whirl of hedonistic excess, try taking a quiet moment out.
The English-Muffin Problem
A simple explanation for economic discontent
The Colorado Ruling Changed My Mind
The strongest argument for throwing Trump off the ballot is the weakness of the counterarguments.
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