RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump's pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’
Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?
Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
Trump’s mass-deportation plans could come back to hurt the U.S.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
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.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End
Watching Trump from the future 51st state
The Problem With $TRUMP
Democracy is for “we, the people”—not “them, the owners of memecoins.”
What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like
At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Facebook’s parent company has reached a deal with the president, and Elon Musk’s platform says it’s negotiating its own settlement.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
Oh, How the Men Drone On
My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
China’s DeepSeek Surprise
What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Why Earth’s History Appears So Miraculous
The strange, cosmic reason our evolutionary path will look ever luckier the longer we survive.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.