We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy
Holding people and policies accountable for disasters is essential.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified
How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?
The End of Airport Shoe-Screening Is Populism Theater
A hated policy is over. But why?
How to Be Happy Growing Older
Your future will probably be better than your past.
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?
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.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media