Your Summer Project: Watching These Movies
Twelve franchises, genres, and filmographies to dig into
Brace Yourself for Watery Mayo and Spiky Ice Cream
MAHA is coming for emulsifiers.
The Self-Deportation Psyop
With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.
What America Can Learn From Iran’s Failure
The regime’s predicament shows what happens when conspiracies, rather than reality, shape decision making.
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.
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.
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
RFK Jr. Is Taking an Axe to America’s Dietary Guidelines
MAHA is on the brink of its biggest win yet.
Why Won’t Zohran Mamdani Denounce a Dangerous Slogan?
The New York mayoral candidate’s defense of “Globalize the intifada” is very telling.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
The Problem With Trump’s Cease-Fire
Abandoning diplomacy could make Iranian nuclear progress harder to stop.
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.
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!
The president Truth Socials his way through the Israel-Iran cease-fire.
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 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.
The Questions We Don’t Ask Our Families but Should
Many people don’t know very much about their older relatives. But if we don’t ask, we risk never knowing our own history.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
The Invisibility of Older Women
As they age, women experience less public scrutiny—and entertain a wider set of choices about when and how they are seen.
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