The Dark Ages Are Back
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin
The president has shown signs of exasperation. But he has never been willing to stand up to his Russian counterpart.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream
The president is not the first American leader to disregard the role of morality in foreign policy, but he’s taking things much further than anyone has before.
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now it’s their turn to influence us.
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.
Well, That’s One Way to Address America’s Vaping Problem
Millions of Americans are inhaling e-cigarettes illegally imported from China. Because of tariffs, they’re about to get a lot more expensive.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
Schrödinger’s Detainees
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is one of hundreds of prisoners in El Salvador who have been denied their day in court.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
Columbia University’s Anti-Semitism Problem
If the bullying of Jewish students had happened to any other group, the institution would be appalled.
Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.
The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
Americans Don’t Do This
On Mahmoud Khalil and the right to free expression
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
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.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025
A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition
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