The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts
If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying
I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
‘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.
Nostalgia for the Early Days of Parenting
“Cherish it while you can” is hard advice to follow for many new parents.
The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
The Court Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Corruption
Yesterday’s decision demonstrates the justices’ sympathy for their powerful peers.
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
Israel Plunges Into Darkness
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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.