Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up
Sources within the government reveal the true extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on speech.
The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election.
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
Japan Earthquake, 2 Years Later: Before and After
The DOGE Project Will Backfire
Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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