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?
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
They Didn’t Have to Do This
By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.
Vonnegut and the Bomb
How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke
Canada’s Terrible New Freedom
This Canada Day, Trump is fueling a very different kind of nationalism.
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
The Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse
Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.
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.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late
The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
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