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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?

Why Can’t Americans Sleep?

Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

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 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.

The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine

How the left ended up disbelieving the science

The Rise of the ‘Club-Sandwich Generation’

America has more great-grandparents than ever. It also has a new caretaking challenge.

Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court

And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.

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.

The Dark Poetry of the Bezos Wedding

Venice, a living museum of obscene wealth, was an apt place for his nuptials.

The Conservative Attack on Empathy

Sometimes emotions are the voice of one’s conscience, and shouldn’t be ignored.

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.

The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them

You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.

The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong

Cosmologists are fighting over everything.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.

A New History of the Western Hemisphere

A recent book suggests that Latin American democracy may hold lessons for the current U.S. political moment

The Worst Sandwich Is Back

Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.

How to Assess the Damage of the Iran Strikes

It may be too soon for definitive conclusions, but that doesn’t preclude an educated guess.