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?
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Trump Made the Gaza Cease-Fire Happen
But not for the reasons he or Biden’s critics say
A Secret Way to Fight Off Stomach Bugs
It isn’t hand sanitizer.
January 6 and the Case for Oblivion
The difference between forgetting the past and choosing not to remember it
The Internet Is TikTok Now
Even LinkedIn copied it.
World War I in Photos: A Century Later
One hundred years after the start of the Great War, none of the participants remain alive, and we are left with aging relics, fading photographs, scarred landscapes being reclaimed by nature, and memorials and graveyards across the globe.
How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots
A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.
MAGA’s Demon-Haunted World
Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
Milk Has Divided Americans for More Than 150 Years
The raw-milk debate is but one flash point in the nation’s ongoing dairy drama.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
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.
The Forgotten Woman Who Transformed Forensics
In the 1970s, Martha Goddard invented the rape kit. So why did she die in relative obscurity?
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
Israel Never Defined Its Goals
When I talked with Israeli national-security officials last year, the most realistic of them spoke of Gaza’s future as resembling the West Bank today.
Does Med School Have a DEI Problem?
As medicine becomes more politicized, a debate is raging over what it means for patient care.
How Netanyahu Misread His Relationship With Trump
The cease-fire in Gaza reflects another triumph for Donald Trump and shows Benjamin Netanyahu who’s boss.
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