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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane

Donald Trump is in talks to accept a $400 million gift from Qatar—presumably not simply out of generosity.

Retirement Is the New Resistance

The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift

Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids

Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.

The New Divide in American Marriage

College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.

How the Ivy League Broke America

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’

The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

How America Got Mean

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

How to Age Up on a Warming Planet

Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy