A Provocative Argument About What Creates Serial Killers
In her new book, Murderland, Caroline Fraser argues that the rise of these criminals has deep roots in the release of industrial waste.
Between ‘the Drive to Forget and the Obligation to Remember’
Argentina’s unfinished reckoning shows how difficult it can be to recover from state terror.
AI Will Never Be Your Kid’s ‘Friend’
Chatbots may seem fun, but they rob children of important lessons in how to be human.
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.
An Inhospitable Land
When the earth drinks in the last of the floodwaters, the places that remain will be different than they were before—turned sacred by overwhelming loss.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
The Talented Mr. Vance
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie
The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.
The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump
George Conway on Trump, the rule of law, and why the legal system is failing
Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield’s life might seem like a tragedy—but it wasn’t, a new documentary argues.