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The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance

The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps

In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?

America’s Mad King

The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.

The Project 2025 Presidency

The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.

You’ve Probably Already Met Your Next Best Friend

The loneliness industry is trying to solve the wrong problem.

Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’

The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.

No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers

They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.

A New Way to Read Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald never explicitly states Jay Gatsby’s race.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

I Should Have Seen This Coming

When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.

Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard

I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him but not for her?

What Porn Taught a Generation of Women

It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber

A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.

Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks

Reality is catching up with Elon Musk.

10 Practical Ways to Improve Happiness

For when you need advice that goes beyond “Be Danish”

Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’

The attorney general’s message to the judiciary is clear.

How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?

One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

How to Spot a Frenemy—And Be a Real Friend

That person who poses as your ally but isn’t? Here’s a way to ensure you’re not one.