The Paradox of Music Discovery, the Spotify Way
A new book explores the company’s commitment to shaping what its users hear.
What Is Hims Actually Selling?
The lifestyle-med company built a business on male anxieties. Now it’s betting on a new message: grievance.
Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.
It’s Time to Worry About DOGE’s AI Plans
Welcome to the end of the human civil servant.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
What an ‘America First’ Diet Would Really Look Like
The notion that the U.S. could produce all of its food domestically is nice, but very far from reality.
‘A Very Christian Concept’
The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.
The Unfunny Man Who Believes in Humor
How Lorne Michaels became the arbiter of funny
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Don’t Make Small Talk. Think Big Talk.
Discover the rewards of discussing deep things.
Shipwrecked in the Amazon
Photographs of the worst drought in the river basin’s recorded history
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.
America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage
Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
What Is AI Distillation?
And what does it mean if DeepSeek did it?
The Judges Who Serve at Trump’s Pleasure
The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they designed is under threat.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
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