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.
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
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 Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
Canada’s Terrible New Freedom
This Canada Day, Trump is fueling a very different kind of nationalism.
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.
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 Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’
The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocates—and a subtle shift in their strategy.
Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy
Protests show people they are not alone in caring about an issue.
The Dark Poetry of the Bezos Wedding
Venice, a living museum of obscene wealth, was an apt place for his nuptials.
With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing
Remember the Adopt a Highway program? This is like that, except not really.
It Has Pockets!
How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court
And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like