What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
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.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
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
New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment
Small towns have tried public grocery stores. How would they fare in a major city?
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
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.
The Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
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.
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
America’s Coming Smoke Epidemic
The research on what smoke does to a body is just beginning.
The End of Hooters
Can the breastaurant survive?
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
Photos: Europe Swelters Under a Heat Dome
Residents and tourists across Europe have been enduring days of oppressive heat, doing whatever they can to keep cool. On Monday, one region in Portugal reached a record-setting temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius.
What If He Actually Did It?
I argued that Jens Söring was wrongfully convicted of a double murder, and in 2019, he was released on parole after three decades in prison. Then I started having doubts about the case.
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.
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