Turns Out Signing the Hunter Biden Letter Was a Bad Idea
Why so many titans of intelligence were willing to risk their hard-won credibility is deeply mysterious.
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 Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
There Is No Resistance
The response to the January 6 pardons shows that the president faces no effective constraints from within his party.
MAGA Is Starting to Crack
Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.
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.
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.
A Christ-Lite Sermon
Nothing is more Christian than protecting vulnerable immigrants. Why couldn’t Bishop Mariann Budde just say that?
How My Struggle With Wittgenstein Can Make You Happier
Using big ideas in small doses is a great way to realize the benefits of philosophy.
Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
In This Horror Movie, You Can Look, But Not Touch
Presence locks its monster—and the viewer—behind the camera.
January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood
The strange new reality after Trump’s pardons
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard
Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.
David Lynch, My Neighbor
The late director made beguiling movies about Los Angeles; he also loved his Scion xB.
Reimagining the Meal
Dinner is whatever you want it to be, and that fact can be overwhelming or freeing.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Trump’s First Shot in His War on the ‘Deep State’
The president is punishing a group of former officials for expressing an opinion he didn’t like.
The Paranoid Thriller That Foretold Trump’s Foreign Policy
Some of the president’s policies are stranger than fiction.