My Home Is a Horror of Unfinished Tasks
Why can’t I get anything done?
Thanksgiving Should Be in October
A modest proposal for fixing the back-to-back-holiday crunch
What Comes Next for Air Travel
The Trump administration could prove more sympathetic to businesses than to consumers.
Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane
A Thanksgiving story about the limits of human empathy
A Guide for the Politically Homeless
Those left adrift by Trump’s rise must now engage in a new project.
Revenge of the COVID Contrarians
They’re angry at the public-health establishment. Now they’re in control of it.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
The Secrets to a Successful Potluck Dish
Six writers and editors share their go-to recipes
The AI War Was Never Just About AI
Tech giants such as Google and Meta need something more than compelling chatbots to win.
Taylor Swift Is a Perfect Example of How Publishing Is Changing
Swift is a symptom, not a cause, of the weakening bonds between celebrities and publishing houses.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
What Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Is Really About
Revenge on the military is just the start of it.
Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
You don’t have to become a Buddhist monk to realize the value of contemplating hard questions without clear answers.
Kendrick Lamar Makes His Point Clearer
On his new album, GNX, a rapper who’s obsessed with excellence tries to entertain the masses.
A Ridiculous, Perfect Way to Make Friends
Group fitness classes aren’t just about exercise.
The Supreme Court Has Itself to Blame for Texas Defying Its Orders
Greg Abbott is taking a stand to protect his state’s right to let children die in the Rio Grande, and four justices of the Supreme Court are encouraging him to do so.
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide
Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the president-elect’s legal troubles.
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
The Perfect Man Who Wasn’t
For years he used fake identities to charm women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then his victims banded together to take him down.
Your Armpits Are Trying to Tell You Something
The best time to apply antiperspirant is right before bed. Seriously.