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 Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
The Cringeworthy End of Harry & Meghan on Netflix
The ex-royals insist they’re moving on. Viewers should be so lucky.
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.
Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court
And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing
Remember the Adopt a Highway program? This is like that, except not really.
America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
It Has Pockets!
How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion
A Photo Appreciation of Life in Our Oceans
A collection of images showcasing some of the incredible marine biodiversity across our blue planet
The Mainstreaming of Literary Kink
A noirish novel set in the world of strip clubs and BDSM dungeons ventures beyond titillation and into the daily grind.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
The Dark Ages Are Back
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
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