The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face
With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.
RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine
The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.
When Hulk Hogan Turned Heel
Pro-wrestling—and America?—were never the same.
The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse
Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
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.
Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out
After a lifetime of good fortune, the generation has become vulnerable at exactly the wrong moment.
New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment
Small towns have tried public grocery stores. How would they fare in a major city?
The ‘Dirty and Nasty People’ Who Became Americans
How 13 colonies came together
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke