I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
The Coming Economic Nightmare
Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.
Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.
The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
The ecstasy of “olo”
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’
The attorney general’s message to the judiciary is clear.
What Porn Did to American Culture
Sophie Gilbert discusses how the industry defined womanhood, sex, and power.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
Elon Musk’s Luck Runs Out
Why he didn’t see this coming
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The Knowledge That Brings True Happiness
Three principles to help you decide whether to go to college
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’
The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
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