What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
Camp was the place these girls felt safe and free.
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
The End of Airport Shoe-Screening Is Populism Theater
A hated policy is over. But why?
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Zohran Mamdani Reveals the Absurdity of Affirmative Action
Is the nominee for New York City mayor “African American”? Wrong question.
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating
This season of Love Island USA is a romance competition with very little romance.
Home of the Brave
Camp is a place where girls learn to be courageous. Can it stay that way?
Your Summer Project: Watching These Movies
Twelve franchises, genres, and filmographies to dig into
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of
Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore
Trump wants to slash NASA’s budget. A Real World star will lead the agency. But everything’s okay!
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
What the Next Phase of Trump’s Presidency Will Look Like
The president got his “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Can he sell it to voters?
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
Damn You All to Hell!
How Hollywood taught a generation to fear nuclear catastrophe
25 Feel-Good Films You’ll Want to Watch Again—And Again
Anxious? Here are some of the best and most rewatch-friendly movies to soothe your mind.
How America Lost Control of the Seas
Thanks to decades of misguided policy choices, the U.S. has an astonishing lack of maritime capacity.
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?