Brace for Foreign-Policy Chaos
The only certainty is more uncertainty.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Trump Made the Gaza Cease-Fire Happen
But not for the reasons he or Biden’s critics say
America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes
A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.
The Internet Is TikTok Now
Even LinkedIn copied it.
Beyond Doomscrolling
The internet we have, and the one we want
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
A Secret Way to Fight Off Stomach Bugs
It isn’t hand sanitizer.
January 6 and the Case for Oblivion
The difference between forgetting the past and choosing not to remember it
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
MAGA’s Demon-Haunted World
Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Israel Never Defined Its Goals
When I talked with Israeli national-security officials last year, the most realistic of them spoke of Gaza’s future as resembling the West Bank today.
‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’
America’s most watched bishop, Robert Barron, is scouting out a new future for Christianity.
How Netanyahu Misread His Relationship With Trump
The cease-fire in Gaza reflects another triumph for Donald Trump and shows Benjamin Netanyahu who’s boss.
The Coming Democratic Revolution
To fight Trump and the GOP, blue states are planning to appropriate a Republican strategy: federalism.
Does Med School Have a DEI Problem?
As medicine becomes more politicized, a debate is raging over what it means for patient care.
Milk Has Divided Americans for More Than 150 Years
The raw-milk debate is but one flash point in the nation’s ongoing dairy drama.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
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