Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
A Movie That Has Fun With the Inevitability of Death
The Monkey pairs its macabre sense of humor with an unsettling takeaway.
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Read This Before You Buy That Sweater
Or at least read the tag
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
The Coming Democratic Revolution
To fight Trump and the GOP, blue states are planning to appropriate a Republican strategy: federalism.
How I Demolished My Life
A home-improvement story