Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
If DOGE Goes Nuclear
The risk of messing with the wrong computer system
Dear Therapist: I’m Having an Affair and I’ve Never Been Happier. Should I Confess?
I feel incredibly guilty and am worried that if we come clean, we will lose the respect of our children and become pariahs in our community.
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.
Gazans Don’t Need a Riviera. They Need Water.
The desperate struggle by Palestinian engineers to repair a water system destroyed by war
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Breaking Point for Eggs
The logic of egg prices is getting scrambled.
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
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.
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
If Congress won’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending, who will?
Are We Thinking About Gun Violence All Wrong?
The unexpected origins of gun crime
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.
The Challenges the U.S. Would Face in Gaza
The president offered no outline for overcoming a daunting set of obstacles.
What I Learned From Praying With Jimmy Carter
“Everything has a way of coming back around,” the former president said. “What seems unstoppable and inevitable never is.”
When the Culture War Comes for the Kids
Caught between a brutal meritocracy and a radical new progressivism, a parent tries to do right by his children while navigating New York City’s schools.