How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Joker sequel has nothing interesting to say about the challenge of fame.
Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring peace to the Middle East
The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of the company’s test tubes should be concerned.
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Around the anniversary of October 7, a conversation about Israel, pain, and peace with the author of Sapiens
New data on the end times
The singer-guitarist MJ Lenderman has been hailed as his genre’s next big thing—probably because he’s offering more of the same.
So is meditation. And push-ups. And breathing.
The 2015 Paris Agreement was a landmark, but countries need to raise their ambition again to complete the transition away from fossil fuels.
Long a fearless critic of Israel, Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi has made wrenching portraits of her nation’s suffering since October 7.
The movement that fueled January 6 is revving up again.
Ever feel like your life is determined by powerful forces beyond your reach? HBO has a show for that.
Ashli Babbitt’s mother and the wife of a notorious January 6 rioter are at the center of a new mythology on the right. They are also my neighbors.
Do you suffer from spiritual fatigue, uncontrollable moods, or compulsive idiocy?
“October is the month of painted leaves,” Thoreau wrote in 1862. “Their rich glow now flashes round the world.”
I’m utterly lost.
A poem for Sunday
Wildfires and drought in South America, Israeli missile strikes in Lebanon, early Christmas celebrations in Venezuela, a dahlia show beside Stonehenge, and much more
Life is not measured by a moment. Focus on getting the big things right.