Those who fear Trump and those who do not
Sri Lanka’s ban on social media forces a question nobody wants to ask: What if a global media network is impossible?
Social media supercharges conspiracy theories. Anti-Semitism is one of the oldest.
The tyranny of school spirit days
Social media can turn an awkward school discussion into an addictive debate.
Years and years of research add up to an uncomfortable reality: The connection between social media and mental health is more complicated than it seems.
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological polarization dominates.
Social media—from Facebook to Twitter—have made us more densely networked than ever. Yet for all this connectivity, new research suggests that we have never been lonelier (or more narcissistic)—and that this loneliness is making us mentally and physically ill. A report on what the epidemic of loneliness is doing to our souls and our society.
Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.