Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
The New Marriage of Unequals
Women are now more likely to marry a less-educated man than men are to marry a less-educated woman.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
The Real Goal of the Trump Economy
The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
A New Kart-Racing Appliance
Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
The Wild Trump Theory Making the Rounds on Wall Street
QAnon for tariffs
Dear Therapist: I’ve Been Dumped by My Friends
I thought our shared history would keep us close, but it hasn’t.
Long COVID Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care
Access to clinics has only gotten patchier as attention to the disease has faded.
My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car
The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.
Don’t Make Small Talk. Think Big Talk.
Discover the rewards of discussing deep things.
So Much for the MAGA Divorce
The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.
Trump’s Salvadoran Gulag
To be deported, one does not need to be a drug dealer or a terrorist; apparently, having tattoos and being Venezuelan is enough.
The Nocturnals
While most people are fast asleep, some ultra-introverts are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection.
Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Green Card?
Protections on free speech look weaker than they did when I became a permanent resident.
Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Nightmare
People are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli–style images. And the backlash is huge.
What Comedians Know About Staying Married
Many comics have decades-long marriages. What’s their secret?
The Tariff Man Is Coming for America’s Entrepreneurs
One small business has paid nearly $30,000 in the past two months.
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