That’s Not How Constitutional Amendments Work
The president’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” doesn’t make it so.
America Is No Longer the Home of the Free Internet
How the United States learned to love internet censorship
They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy.
The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American history
How Biden Destroyed His Legacy
The president’s accomplishments are considerable, but on his signature issue of preserving democracy, he failed spectacularly.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
How Americans Drink
Perspectives on moderate alcohol consumption have flip-flopped over the decades.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
The Tragedy of the Classified Documents Case
The failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential. But it might be the most maddening.
‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’
TikTok users are searching for a new home. Are there any good ones left?
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
L.A. Isn’t Ready for What’s Next
Sooner or later, a winter storm will hit, and deadly mudslides and debris flows will likely follow.
Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’
Not sleeping late could be the best resolution you ever keep.
Eight Perfect Episodes of TV
Picks from Girls, The X-Files, SpongeBob, and more
What David Lynch Knew About the Weather
The filmmaker’s COVID-era L.A. forecasts found the eerie in the everyday.
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
Elon Musk Imagined a Cover-Up
The world’s wealthiest man revived an argument that the right already won.
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.
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
The California Dream Is Dying
The once-dynamic state is closing the door on economic opportunity.