Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas
Early Friday morning, heavy rainfall in central Texas set off flash floods, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour and reportedly killing at least 89 people—including many girls at a summer camp. Rescue workers and volunteers have been hard at work throughout the weekend.
What Schwarzenegger Knows About George Washington
The former California governor is the latest to recognize that the most remarkable thing about the first president was not how he exercised power, but how he yielded it.
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.
RFK Jr. Is Noticeably Quiet About a MAHA Obsession
The health secretary has no plan for addressing the country’s sleep problem.
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 Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.
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?
Trump’s Only-Okay Economy
He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.
The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away
Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Why Rich People Don’t Cover Their Windows
An unexpected status symbol has become a fixture of high-end homes.
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face
With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.
Christian Kids Deserve Better Than The King of Kings
Adaptations of Biblical stories too often settle for capturing their lessons, not their spirit.
RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine
The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.
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.
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