Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
Trump’s mass-deportation plans could come back to hurt the U.S.
The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1975
Half a century ago, the Vietnam War came to an end with the fall of Saigon, the blockbuster movie Jaws was released, and so much more.
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.
Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
This Is About More Than RFK Jr.
A day for pseudoscience in Congress
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.
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.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
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.
The Problem With $TRUMP
Democracy is for “we, the people”—not “them, the owners of memecoins.”
The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment
A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Beware the Weepy Influencers
People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.
‘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?
What on Earth Is Eusexua?
The sensation you get when dancing or making a really good cup of tea? FKA Twigs wants to bottle that.
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
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