The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.
Well, That’s One Way to Address America’s Vaping Problem
Millions of Americans are inhaling e-cigarettes illegally imported from China. Because of tariffs, they’re about to get a lot more expensive.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
Schrödinger’s Detainees
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is one of hundreds of prisoners in El Salvador who have been denied their day in court.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.
The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
Confessions of a Republican Exile
A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Columbia University’s Anti-Semitism Problem
If the bullying of Jewish students had happened to any other group, the institution would be appalled.
Americans Don’t Do This
On Mahmoud Khalil and the right to free expression
An Unsustainable Presidency
Nothing about Donald Trump’s first 100 days has been ordinary.
Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?
Benson Boone has charmed his way to the top—and that really seems to bother some people.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025
A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition
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