The U.S. Is Switching Sides
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
Take Off the Mask, ICE
The federal government should prohibit the wearing of masks by ICE agents and require them to properly identify themselves.
How Public Health Discredited Itself
To earn back the respect of Americans, the profession needs to return to its original principles.
Annoying People to Death
Why the Medicaid work requirement is a terrible idea
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas
Early Friday morning, heavy rainfall in central Texas set off flash floods, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour and reportedly killing at least 89 people—including many girls at a summer camp. Rescue workers and volunteers have been hard at work throughout the weekend.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
RFK Jr. Is Noticeably Quiet About a MAHA Obsession
The health secretary has no plan for addressing the country’s sleep problem.
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?
The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.
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.
The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away
Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
Welcome to the Mafia Presidency
That’s a nice business you’ve got there.
Christian Kids Deserve Better Than The King of Kings
Adaptations of Biblical stories too often settle for capturing their lessons, not their spirit.
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
Trump’s Only-Okay Economy
He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.
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.
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