The Missing Branch
In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found.
The Collapse of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
Endowments Are Next
Taxing endowments is likely to weaken elite institutions, not fix them. That’s the point.
The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
The Comic Who’s His Own Worst Enemy
The Rehearsal takes the prankster’s quest for self-betterment to new extremes.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.
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.
The Destruction of the Department of Justice
When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
The SNL Sketch That Captured Millennial Anxiety
The guest host Quinta Brunson was the perfect fit to introduce “Forever 31.”
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.