History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
The Myth of a Loneliness Epidemic
Americans may not actually feel more desolate than they did in the past.
Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.
Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade
Hitching the evangelical wagon to Donald Trump has meant unhitching it from the life and teachings of Jesus.
My Last Trial
I’ve been fighting this charge for half my life.
January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood
The strange new reality after Trump’s pardons
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
MAGA Is Starting to Crack
Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know
A vaccine history lesson for the would-be health secretary
Why Reading Lolita in Tehran Holds Up
A new film vindicates Azar Nafisi’s humane literary ethos.
Biden’s Middle East Legacy
Donald Trump inherits a Middle East that looks dramatically different from the one his administration left in 2021.
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.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
A Christ-Lite Sermon
Nothing is more Christian than protecting vulnerable immigrants. Why couldn’t Bishop Mariann Budde just say that?
Blind Partisanship Does Not Actually Help Trump
The president is surrounding himself with people who may be television-ready but are not prepared to lead the country.