What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
With the help of Congress, a president could get rid of the agency. Getting rid of the programs it runs and the money it spends would be a different matter.
Bluetooth Speakers Are Ruining Music
You have two ears for a reason.
Photos of the Week: Mandarin Duck, Groundhog Day, Llama Race
Hot summer weather in Brazil, snowboarding in Colorado, protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in several states, and much more
How Trump Lost His Trade War
When the U.S. breaks its treaties, only China wins.
The Beating Heart of Twin Peaks
David Lynch's work was often described as “mysterious” or “surreal”—but the emotions it provoked were just as fundamental.
Bridget Jones Never Gets Old
How the beloved British diarist outlasted her critics
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.
Trump Is Inheriting an Environmental Disaster
PFAS could be the rare environmental issue that gets addressed this term.
There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza
Here’s what truly fresh thinking would look like instead.
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.
The Spies Are Shown the Door
Trump has never understood how the CIA’s people work. But he might know how to make them quit.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Parenting in America Keeps Getting More Intensive
The philosophy is hard on parents and children alike.
Confessions of a Republican Exile
A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
World War I in Photos: Introduction
A century ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.