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I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.

My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of

The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double

As American power recedes, South Korea, Japan, and a host of other countries may pursue the bomb.

How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?

Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.

Why Can’t Americans Sleep?

Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

Trump’s Only-Okay Economy

He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.

Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR

A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.

Dear Therapist: My Daughter Doesn’t Care That I Want Her to Live Closer to Home

I don’t think she truly understands the impact that seeing her only once or twice a year is having on us.

A Day in the Life of the Gen Z Worker

Are you sure these are new workplace trends? Are you sure you aren’t just describing a routine phenomenon in an alarmed way?

The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit

A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.

Who’s Running American Defense Policy?

Trump’s national-security institutions are still in disorder.

The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away

Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.

The U.S. Is Switching Sides

Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.

Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”

The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine

How the left ended up disbelieving the science

The Inscrutable Supreme Court

Six justices rewarded the Trump administration’s bad behavior—and they did not even tell the American people why.

How Public Health Discredited Itself

To earn back the respect of Americans, the profession needs to return to its original principles.

Dear James: I’m 19 and Afraid of Dying Alone

Any advice?

‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy

The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.