A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming for Your Chili Crisp
What will happen to the Chinese grocery store?
Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream
The president is not the first American leader to disregard the role of morality in foreign policy, but he’s taking things much further than anyone has before.
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
America’s Pro-Disease Movement
How the Trump administration is worsening a public-health crisis
Photos of the Week: May Day, Fire Festival, Finger Wrestling
A sandstorm in northeastern Syria, the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, members of ZZ Top in Australia, and much more
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
The Tariff Damage That Can’t Be Undone
Nothing here has ended well. In fact, it hasn’t even ended.
Dear James: I Miss Being on Dating Apps
I’ve hit the relationship jackpot. But now I have romance FOMO.
Trump’s ‘Secretary of Retribution’
A retired soldier turned election denier is keeping a list of the former president’s “deep state” enemies.
The World’s Tallest Waterslide Was a Terrible, Tragic Idea
A fatal accident at a waterslide park was the result of gross negligence, lax state regulations, and a whole lot of hubris.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
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