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Energy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity Bills
Efficiency standards can still help consumers.
How McKinsey Destroyed the Middle Class
Technocratic management, no matter how brilliant, cannot unwind structural inequalities.
Why Mike Lee Folded
In 2016, he tried to stop Trump from becoming president. By 2020, he was trying to help Trump overturn the election. Now he could become Trump’s attorney general.
Photos: ‘No Kings’ Protests Across America
Yesterday, according to estimates by event organizers, millions marched in protest against the Trump administration, including its recent controversial immigration-enforcement raids. Hundreds of “No Kings” demonstrations took place in cities and towns throughout the U.S.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?
The Week That Changed Everything for Gavin Newsom
“Sunday, I woke up a different guy.”
Why Extreme Syphilis Symptoms Are Showing Up Now
After years of resurgence in the U.S., the disease is getting weird.
The Crash of EgyptAir 990
Two years afterward the U.S. and Egyptian governments are still quarreling over the cause—a clash that grows out of cultural division, not factual uncertainty. A look at the flight data from a pilot's perspective, with the help of simulations of the accident, points to what the Egyptians must already know: the crash was caused not by any mechanical failure but by a pilot's intentional act
Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around
As I reflect on my own failings as a dad, what I hope I offered most is not memories but a model for living.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place two decades ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
Whose Choice? Whose Life?
The Adriana Smith case is not exactly about abortion.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
A Decade of Golden-Escalator Politics
It was here that Donald Trump descended into American politics.
The Father-Daughter Routine That Transformed Our Family Life
In my household, Saturday is “Dad-urday.”
What Older Dads Know
I’ve gotten really good at changing diapers, and some other things too.
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is (Again)
The L.A. distortion effect
The Cowardice of Live-Action Remakes
The new takes on How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch refuse to commit to any significant changes.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life
The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier.