Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
Altadena After the Fire
The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
A Virtual Cell Is a ‘Holy Grail’ of Science. It’s Getting Closer.
Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.
The Great Crypto Crash
Trump will usher in a speculative frenzy.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Photos: The Palisades Fire Scorches Parts of Los Angeles
Images from a destructive wildfire that erupted yesterday, driven by extreme winds and dry conditions
Find the Place You Love. Then Move There.
If where you live isn’t truly your home, and you have the resources to make a change, it could do wonders for your happiness.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
You’ll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill
There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
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.
You’re Going to Die. That’s a Good Thing.
If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
Seventy Miles in Hell
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
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