The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
To Truly Succeed, Fail Better
Risking a stumble because you’re trying something hard is not just an excellent way to learn; it’s also a path to greater happiness.
RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1975
Half a century ago, the Vietnam War came to an end with the fall of Saigon, the blockbuster movie Jaws was released, and so much more.
Gulag Humor Is Now Everywhere in D.C.
You’re so vain, you probably think this retribution is about you.
The Stranger Things Effect Comes for the Novel
A crop of stories is responding to the fakery of the digital age by embracing the realness of analog objects.
What’s Guiding Trump’s Early Moves
Trump claims to be focused on national security, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
This Is About More Than RFK Jr.
A day for pseudoscience in Congress
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
Trump’s mass-deportation plans could come back to hurt the U.S.
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Facebook’s parent company has reached a deal with the president, and Elon Musk’s platform says it’s negotiating its own settlement.
America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms
Inside the U.S. and Panama’s long-running collaboration to rid an entire continent of a deadly disease
‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’
Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?
Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs
Those light bulbs make you look awful.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Starbucks’ Most Beloved Offering Is Disappearing
It’s the end of free bathrooms—and of a particular fantasy.
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
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