The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it needs to embrace a different kind of parent.
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.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
The Comic Who’s His Own Worst Enemy
The Rehearsal takes the prankster’s quest for self-betterment to new extremes.
How to Define Old Age
Why would the World Health Organization want to call “old age” a disease?
The Destruction of the Department of Justice
When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Parenthood Cannot Be Optimized
Amanda Hess’s new book examines a surplus of experts and gadgets that promise to perfect the experience of raising children.
The SNL Sketch That Captured Millennial Anxiety
The guest host Quinta Brunson was the perfect fit to introduce “Forever 31.”
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
We’re Back to the Actually Internet
Fact-checking is out, “Community Notes” are in.
What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
The Most Infamous Narcissist in Literary History Gets a Smartphone
A new stage production of The Picture of Dorian Gray conveys the cost of posturing online.
Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy
It’s one of his many, many disappointments.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan
Is it time for a second passport?
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