How I Demolished My Life
A home-improvement story
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
What Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Is Really About
Revenge on the military is just the start of it.
The ‘Democracy’ Gap
Almost all Americans say they support democracy—but they have very different ideas about what the word means.
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
He Was the World’s Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate. He Was Also Innocent.
Each day for 50 years, the Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada woke up unsure whether it would be his last.
The Sanewashing of RFK Jr.
Let’s call a crank a crank.
The Meat Myth: Free-Range Isn't Always Safer
Was Agriculture the Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race?
Did it solve scarcity or create it?
What to Read If You’re Angry About the Election
These seven books aren’t a cure for rage and despair. Think of them instead as a prescription.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Six Hours and Three Minutes of Internet Chaos
In the annals of revelatory Trump tweets, “covfefe” is the ultimate.
German Militarism
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
When Your Child Is a Psychopath
The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.
World War I in Photos: Introduction
A century ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.
Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader
At 33, Wendy Brown stole her daughter’s name, grabbed a pair of pom-poms, lived a teenage dream—then she went to jail for it.
A Good Country’s Bad Choice
And what I got wrong about the 2024 election
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
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