Caring Deeply About National Security Is Not the Same as Being Good at It
Some of Trump’s Cabinet picks are sincere in their beliefs. That doesn’t make them fit for these roles.
The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment
A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.
Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
What on Earth Is Eusexua?
The sensation you get when dancing or making a really good cup of tea? FKA Twigs wants to bottle that.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.
The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
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.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
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.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
Maybe We Do Need DOGE
Should Democrats work with Elon Musk?
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’
The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.
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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