What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About
Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them.
The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking
After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.
A Palestinian Story Unlike Any Other
In her debut novel Too Soon, Betty Shamieh isn’t trying to educate or enlighten.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
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.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.
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 Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
Altadena After the Fire
The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.
Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores
Because of course they are.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
You’re Going to Die. That’s a Good Thing.
If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.
He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate
A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years shares how he maintained his identity.