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.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court
And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.
It Has Pockets!
How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
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.
A Real Cancer in Washington
The quiet heroism of my friend in government
The Conservative Attack on Empathy
Sometimes emotions are the voice of one’s conscience, and shouldn’t be ignored.
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.
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late
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 Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
A Photo Appreciation of Life in Our Oceans
A collection of images showcasing some of the incredible marine biodiversity across our blue planet
The Narcissism of the Angry Young Men
What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.