The Loneliness of the Conservative Pronatalist
Liberals suspect they’re reactionaries. Conservatives suspect they’re liberals. Can they talk to you about having kids?
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up
Sources within the government reveal the true extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on speech.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?
Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Trump’s Military Purge Has Washington Asking ‘Who’s Next?’
The president fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a stunning shake-up across the military’s senior ranks.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
The DOGE Project Will Backfire
Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?
A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.
America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old
As 100-year lifespans become more common, the time has come for a new approach to school, work, and retirement.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
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.
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