Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out
After a lifetime of good fortune, the generation has become vulnerable at exactly the wrong moment.
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is (Again)
The L.A. distortion effect
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Handcuffing a U.S. Senator Is a Warning
The treatment of Alex Padilla is part of a pattern of harassing Donald Trump’s opposition.
The Shame of Trump’s Parade
Today’s events are another step in an ongoing effort to turn the U.S. military into a partisan—and personal—instrument of the president.
Trump Has Turned Deportations Into a Spectacle
The White House’s callous tactics are warping perceptions of reality.
What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran
The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.
Inside the Democratic Rupture That Undermined Kamala Harris’s Presidential Hopes
In the weeks before Election Day, it seemed like the candidate had two campaigns.
Inside the Exclusive, Obsessive, Surprisingly Litigious World of Luxury Fitness
How Tracy Anderson built an exercise empire
Why Israel Struck Now
As Iran’s deterrence eroded, the risks of conflict climbed.
Dare to Act Differently and Be Happier
What seems the safe option is not necessarily the best one in challenging times.
The Real Problem with Trump’s Parade
The military may start to see itself differently.
Iran’s Stunning Incompetence
A belligerent regime left its people wide open to foreign attack.
No More Student Visas? No Problem.
Beijing has reasons to want its top students to stay home.
So, What Did I Miss?
“How much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave?” I said five months ago.
Fox News Vets Are Taking Over America’s 250th Birthday Party
The celebration is supposed to be nonpartisan, but is turning into an arm of Trump’s White House operation.
The Wyoming Hospital Upending the Logic of Private Equity
Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.
The Most Extreme Voice on RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Committee
Robert Malone, who believes the U.S. government has “reality-bending information-control capabilities,” will guide the future of American medical care.
The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’
Dating vibes may be dark, but a surprisingly optimistic notion about romance seems to be making a comeback.
How Israel Executed Its Surprise Assault on Iran
Advanced espionage techniques made the most of Iranian vulnerabilities, but Israel’s ultimate aims may still be out of reach.