The Mainstreaming of Literary Kink
A noirish novel set in the world of strip clubs and BDSM dungeons ventures beyond titillation and into the daily grind.
The Cringeworthy End of Harry & Meghan on Netflix
The ex-royals insist they’re moving on. Viewers should be so lucky.
The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’
The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocates—and a subtle shift in their strategy.
The Dark Poetry of the Bezos Wedding
Venice, a living museum of obscene wealth, was an apt place for his nuptials.
The Dark Ages Are Back
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy
Protests show people they are not alone in caring about an issue.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing
Remember the Adopt a Highway program? This is like that, except not really.
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Your Summer Project: Watching These Movies
Twelve franchises, genres, and filmographies to dig into
America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
The Worst Sandwich Is Back
Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.
Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court
And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.
The Rise of the ‘Club-Sandwich Generation’
America has more great-grandparents than ever. It also has a new caretaking challenge.
Why We Long for the Most Difficult Days of Parenthood
Older parents are always telling parents of young children to cherish every second; it will be gone in a flash. But it’s very difficult advice to follow in the thick of it.