The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump
The president sees himself as national king, and every other American—including Maine Governor Janet Mills—as one of his quavering subjects.
Saturday Night Live Played the Wrong Greatest-Hits Reel
The sketch show’s much-hyped anniversary prime-time special suffered from a case of recency bias.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
The Coming Democratic Revolution
To fight Trump and the GOP, blue states are planning to appropriate a Republican strategy: federalism.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
Best of How To: Make Small Talk
How do we overcome the awkwardness that keeps us from starting a conversation?
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
When Robert Frost Was Bad
Before he became America’s most famous poet, he wrote some real howlers.
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.