Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem
Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon don’t speak for Trump or his base. So why do people think they do?
America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life
Cuts to NASA mean that the U.S. likely won’t build the next great space observatory.
The Feminine Pursuit of Swoleness
Casey Johnston’s new book, A Physical Education, considers how weight lifting can help you unlearn diet culture.
A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement
Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century.
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
Ah, Exactly What the Founders Wanted!
“Understandably, after almost 250 years, the legislature is tired of being a coequal branch of government and wants to take a nap.”
The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness
To feel good, do good.
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 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?
This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here
The latest Jurassic World film somehow makes dinosaurs boring.
Five Feel-Good TV Shows
Find the right comfort series to unwind with.
The Rise of the ‘Club-Sandwich Generation’
America has more great-grandparents than ever. It also has a new caretaking challenge.
The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.
No One Loves the Bill (Almost) Every Republican Voted For
But they didn’t want to anger the president.
Lunch With Virginia Woolf
On finally reading A Room of One’s Own
Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism
Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.
The Myth of Root Canals
Good news: They are no longer terrible.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke
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