What the Biggest Saturday Night Live Fans Know
The 50-year-old sketch-comedy show isn’t just about the jokes.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
RFK Jr. Won. Now What?
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
The Day the Ukraine War Ended
The conflict isn’t over, but its fate now appears clear.
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Unfunny Man Who Believes in Humor
How Lorne Michaels became the arbiter of funny
The Coming Democratic Revolution
To fight Trump and the GOP, blue states are planning to appropriate a Republican strategy: federalism.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Trump Supporters Who Didn’t Take Him at His Word
The president keeps doing what he said he’d do, and some of his supporters keep being surprised.