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You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Sun City offers evidence that Americans’ widespread isolation began long before they became absorbed in their phones.
The conflict isn’t over, but its fate now appears clear.
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
True romance is one of the deepest human experiences. To experience it fully, seek transcendence.
In a new memoir, the singer-songwriter peels back the mystery of her life—and her lyrics.
It never should have begun.