Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Problem With $TRUMP
Democracy is for “we, the people”—not “them, the owners of memecoins.”
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Facebook’s parent company has reached a deal with the president, and Elon Musk’s platform says it’s negotiating its own settlement.
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.
China’s DeepSeek Surprise
What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
Eight Perfect Episodes of TV
Picks from Girls, The X-Files, SpongeBob, and more
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard
Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.
The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Seventy Miles in Hell
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.