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Should I Leave My American Partner?

I love him, but I don’t know if I can live in the U.S. forever.

Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts

Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.

Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids

Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.

Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability

In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified

Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

What Is Hims Actually Selling?

The lifestyle-med company built a business on male anxieties. Now it’s betting on a new message: grievance.

The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives

Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.

The New Authoritarianism

This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.

America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage

Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.

What Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Said

The rapper insists he’s a musician, not a messiah—a message reinforced by his Super Bowl performance.

Confessions of a Republican Exile

A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.

ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers

The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

The Anti-Social Century

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

How America Got Mean

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

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.

The False AI Energy Crisis

Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the concern.

What an ‘America First’ Diet Would Really Look Like

The notion that the U.S. could produce all of its food domestically is nice, but very far from reality.