How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety
To live with uncertainty, see it as opportunity instead.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he seems to want to help men cope with feelings of insecurity and irrelevance.
Trump’s New York Sentencing Must Proceed
An election is not a jury verdict, and winning an election doesn’t make you any less guilty.
American Kakistocracy
Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
Stop Looking at Your Therapist
The couch is there for a reason.
The Many Sides of Charli XCX
On SNL, the singer who popularized the “brat” ethos showed that she can be goofy and versatile.
The Onion’s Most Trenchant Headline
The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media world we’re living in.
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.
Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.
Adults whose kids have left home deserve a metaphor that emphasizes possibility.
Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government
With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations.
Making Government Efficient Again
An incoming Trump administration plans to ransack the civil service. But it needs reform, not demolition.
The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus
The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever
Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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