What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie
The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.
Should You Be Having More Babies?
It’s time for everyone to engage in the depopulation debate, says Dean Spears, a co-author of After the Spike.
How to Be Happy Growing Older
Your future will probably be better than your past.
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers
Lethality alone doesn’t win wars.
‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield’s life might seem like a tragedy—but it wasn’t, a new documentary argues.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.
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