Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
“Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.”
America’s Pro-Disease Movement
How the Trump administration is worsening a public-health crisis
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping.
The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin
The president has shown signs of exasperation. But he has never been willing to stand up to his Russian counterpart.
Inside the Fight Over Trump’s Foreign Policy
His administration is locked in a secret struggle over America’s role in the world.
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
The president’s enthusiasm for digital currency could destabilize America’s financial systems.
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.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
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.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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