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?
They Didn’t Have to Do This
By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.
RFK Jr.’s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid
The health secretary is cheering on cuts that would worsen America’s health woes.
The Patriotic Punk
Listen to Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys.
The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
The Worst Kind of Writing About Young Adulthood
On finding the line between ogling and empathizing
Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism
Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.
The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse
Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.
The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
How Happy Couples Argue
They don’t try to control each other. They try to control themselves.
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom
A conversation with Rogé Karma about whether the Sun Belt is going the way of Los Angeles and San Francisco
Canada’s Terrible New Freedom
This Canada Day, Trump is fueling a very different kind of nationalism.
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.
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.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
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