Nuclear Roulette
The only way to win is to stop playing.
A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded that she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
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.
What America Can Learn From Iran’s Failure
The regime’s predicament shows what happens when conspiracies, rather than reality, shape decision making.
Brace Yourself for Watery Mayo and Spiky Ice Cream
MAHA is coming for emulsifiers.
Your Summer Project: Watching These Movies
Twelve franchises, genres, and filmographies to dig into
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
The Self-Deportation Psyop
With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.
This Pride Month, the Backlash Has Officially Arrived
Young LGBTQ people are facing the prospect of losing rights they thought they’d never have to worry about.
RFK Jr. Is Taking an Axe to America’s Dietary Guidelines
MAHA is on the brink of its biggest win yet.
The Adriana Smith Case Was an Ethical Disaster
Georgia’s fetal-personhood law pushed doctors into an extraordinarily troubling situation.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
It’s Me, God. Keep Me Out of This.
Everything that’s going on now is so depressing. I had to tune out for the sake of My mental health.
Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flash point.
Why Do So Many Parents Think Kids Need Their Own Bedroom?
Some go to great lengths to give kids their own room. But children can thrive without their own space.
The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction
Literature is often pushed on allegedly reluctant men as a machine for empathy. I read it for a different reason.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
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