The Nicest Swamp on the Internet
Reddit’s not perfect, but it may be the best platform on a junky web.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
The Cost of Perfection
Modern women were told they could become stars by turning the camera onto their home life. But at what price?
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
Confessions of a Republican Exile
A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.
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.
So Much for the MAGA Divorce
The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.
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.
J. D. Vance’s Insult to America
My dad came here for a reason, and it wasn’t the dirt of a graveyard.
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