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The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment
A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting
States bet on sports gambling, but their residents could be paying the price.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade
Hitching the evangelical wagon to Donald Trump has meant unhitching it from the life and teachings of Jesus.
America Is Now Counting on You, Pete Hegseth
My advice for the incoming secretary of defense
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.