The Last Children of Down Syndrome
Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t. This is just the beginning.
The Tyrant Test
A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.
Yes I Will Read Ulysses Yes
How Richard Ellmann made James Joyce a hero to generations of readers and scholars
The Perfect Astronaut Is Changing
To get to Mars, NASA might finally need to hire explorers.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Why Dad’s Side of the Family Tends to Miss Out
Many people have stronger bonds with their maternal relatives. Why?
Dear James: Do I Need to Share My Diagnosis?
I finally understand my past neurotic behavior—and wonder how much to disclose to friends and family.
The NBA’s Parity Paradox
Ratings for the Finals are down, but the league’s owners are getting exactly what they wanted.
Inside the Exclusive, Obsessive, Surprisingly Litigious World of Luxury Fitness
How Tracy Anderson built an exercise empire
An Unexpected Argument From the Right
The idea that women can have children without negatively affecting their careers is having an unlikely revival.
How Rural America Steals Girls’ Futures
Death in a dying town
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
Photos: A Military Parade in D.C.
As millions of Americans protested at “No Kings” rallies across the country, onlookers gathered in Washington on the president’s birthday for a muted celebration.
How McKinsey Destroyed the Middle Class
Technocratic management, no matter how brilliant, cannot unwind structural inequalities.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
When the Military Comes to American Soil
Domestic deployments have generally been quite restrained. Can they still be?
Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out
After a lifetime of good fortune, the generation has become vulnerable at exactly the wrong moment.
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.
Whose Choice? Whose Life?
The Adriana Smith case is not exactly about abortion.