The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading
Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.
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?
The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away
Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.
A Writer Who Slows Down the Speed-Reader
Culture and entertainment musts from Ashley Parker
Welcome to the Mafia Presidency
That’s a nice business you’ve got there.
Lamentations
A short story
Why Rich People Don’t Cover Their Windows
An unexpected status symbol has become a fixture of high-end homes.
A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement
Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century.
What Moving Your Body Can Mean
Sometimes it takes a new community or type of exercise to reset your relationship with working out.
Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East
Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness
To feel good, do good.
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.
What Trump—And the U.S.—Can’t Understand About Air Strikes
American leaders refuse to learn from allies and overestimate the benefits of showy tactical attacks.
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 Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
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