The Most Infamous Narcissist in Literary History Gets a Smartphone
A new stage production of The Picture of Dorian Gray conveys the cost of posturing online.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
The Dark Ages Are Back
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
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.
Parenthood Cannot Be Optimized
Amanda Hess’s new book examines a surplus of experts and gadgets that promise to perfect the experience of raising children.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it needs to embrace a different kind of parent.
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Marijuana Is Too Strong Now
As weed has become easier to obtain, it has become harder to smoke.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a bit.
Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now
The State Department is using Elon Musk’s playbook.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
The Best Way to Type ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Every time you shrug, you don’t need to Google, then copy, then paste.
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