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 Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
The Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals Math
Without demand from clean energy, the U.S. market for rare earth, graphite, and lithium will falter.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
Donald Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Innovations
Deporting illegal immigrants is lawful. Imprisoning them in El Salvador makes a mockery of the Eighth Amendment.
Universities Deserve Special Standing
A good life and a good society require an ongoing search for understanding and knowledge.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
A White House Briefing Straight From North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
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.
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a bit.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
Marvel Doesn’t Have to Try So Hard
The new film Thunderbolts* understands that bigger does not mean better.
The Warehouse Worker Who Became a Philosopher
Eleven years ago, the podcast host Stephen West was stocking groceries.
Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?
The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.