The Comic Who’s His Own Worst Enemy
The Rehearsal takes the prankster’s quest for self-betterment to new extremes.
The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it needs to embrace a different kind of parent.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Missing Branch
In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found.
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.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
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.
How to Be Your Best Despite the Passing Years
There is no age or time of life that isn’t still an opportunity for personal progress.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
We’re Back to the Actually Internet
Fact-checking is out, “Community Notes” are in.
Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’
The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.
‘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.
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.
How to Define Old Age
Why would the World Health Organization want to call “old age” a disease?
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
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.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
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