The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety
To live with uncertainty, see it as opportunity instead.
Trump’s New York Sentencing Must Proceed
An election is not a jury verdict, and winning an election doesn’t make you any less guilty.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he seems to want to help men cope with feelings of insecurity and irrelevance.
Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever
Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
The Not-So-Woke Generation Z
The same young people once derided as liberal snowflakes are moving to the right.
The Onion’s Most Trenchant Headline
The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media world we’re living in.
Stop Looking at Your Therapist
The couch is there for a reason.
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
The Sanewashing of RFK Jr.
Let’s call a crank a crank.
What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover
Welcome to the “move fast and break things” administration.
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.
Adults whose kids have left home deserve a metaphor that emphasizes possibility.
American Kakistocracy
Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences.
A Classic Blockbuster for a Sunday Afternoon
Culture and entertainment musts from Jen Balderama
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
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.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
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