Kyiv’s success against Moscow forces us to reexamine our assumptions about what it means to be powerful. | Continue reading
Once upon a time in America, people were free to roam. Then came the Civil War, and in its aftermath a new crime was invented. | Continue reading
Instead, befriend people who inspire awe in you. | Continue reading
Newer, better UV-blocking agents have been in use in other countries for years. Why can’t we have them here? | Continue reading
For the first time, COVID vaccines are getting an update in the U.S. But Americans still need to be persuaded to take them. | Continue reading
The Arctic can stay perpetually dark for months. Reindeer cope by changing part of their eyes from gold to blue. | Continue reading
In the face of government inaction, the country’s best chance at keeping the crisis from spiraling relies on everyone to keep caring. | Continue reading
The culture war raged most hotly from the '70s to the next century's '20s. It polarized American society, dividing men from women, rural from urban, religious from secular, Anglo-Americans from more recent immigrant groups. At length, but only after a titanic constitutional strug … | Continue reading
Scammers are making big money off people who want in on the latest digital gold rush but don’t understand how the technology works. | Continue reading
The great “convergence” of the mid-20th century may have been an anomaly. | Continue reading
Paying pregnant women's bills was not exactly part of Nathan and Emily Berning's life plan-until they realized that doing so actually helped dissuade women from getting abortions. One of the first was Atoria Foley, who was living in her car when she found out that she was pregnan … | Continue reading
The crash should have been a humbling moment for the industry. Instead, companies are doubling down. | Continue reading
Stores are stocked with copycat designs. It’s a nightmare. | Continue reading
For many students, physical school wasn’t replaced with Zoom. Rather, school closures meant no school—literally none at all. | Continue reading
The Supreme Court's decision overturning , allowing state governments to force women to give birth, is the result of decades of right-wing political advocacy, organizing, and electoral victory. It is also just the beginning of the Court's mission to reshape all of American societ … | Continue reading
The Harrison Ford–starring thriller represents the best of a genre that has faded: the character-driven action movie for adults. | Continue reading
Most frogs can jump and land with the precision and grace of an Olympic gymnast. And then there’s the pumpkin toadlet. | Continue reading
Declining rates of interstate mobility show that many Americans are stuck where they are, consigned to the political decisions of governments they may profoundly oppose. | Continue reading
Hidden in the tusk of a 34-year-old mastodon was a record of time and space that helped explain his violent death. | Continue reading
Police officers have a vested interest in keeping illegal guns off the streets, a difficult-enough task already. Now the United States Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen has found unconstitutional the New York law that strictly limit … | Continue reading
Company culture may soon resemble what bosses want, rather than what workers want—and that could mean a lot more butts in seats. | Continue reading
Determining who and what is or is not sentient is one of the defining questions of almost any moral code. | Continue reading
If we want to fix the housing-affordability crisis, segregation, and sprawl, zoning must go. | Continue reading
The perplexing part of Colombia’s electoral choice of a former leftist guerrilla over a right-wing populist is how unheralded the success of the outgoing moderate was. | Continue reading
Every year, hundreds of people drown after getting sucked into jets of seawater. Warning signs on their own can only do so much. | Continue reading
One of the most-used tools on the internet is not what it used to be. | Continue reading
The left desperately needs someone to stand up to Republicans’ rights rollback. Is Gavin Newsom up to the task? | Continue reading
The Hardy Boys and the Microkids build a computer | Continue reading
The complexity of the human heart can be expressed in the arrangement of one’s books. | Continue reading
The reality of AI is something harder to comprehend. | Continue reading
Rising interest rates are ending an era in which the rich got much, much richer. | Continue reading
Is this feminism? | Continue reading
“I’m going to find out what the hell the FBI did and I’m going to expose it to the world.” | Continue reading
Laws meant to safeguard great buildings and neighborhoods can also present an obstacle to social progress. | Continue reading
Most students are open to real debate. But their colleges are failing them. | Continue reading
A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off. | Continue reading
Let me put this bluntly: Joe Biden should not run for reelection in 2024. He is too old. Biden will turn 80 on November 20. He will be 82 if and when he begins a second term. The numbers just keep getting more ridiculous from there. "It's not the 82 that's the problem.(theatlanti … | Continue reading
Swearing can make you happier, as long as you do it for the right reasons. | Continue reading
As an NRA-approved icon and the mass shooter’s weapon of choice, the AR-15 has done untold harm. | Continue reading
Steven Spielberg’s film predicted how having more convenience would mean sacrificing personal freedom. | Continue reading
Coming back to Beijing showed me what happens when an unfettered state is allowed free rein, unchecked by law or civil society. | Continue reading
The next generation of AI will put the pathetic fallacy on steroids. | Continue reading
There are micrometeoroids, and then there are email-your-boss-on-vacation micrometeoroids. | Continue reading
Yes, the stimulus was too big. But that’s not the main reason prices are through the roof. | Continue reading
Every creature lives within its own sensory bubble, but only humans have the capacity to appreciate the experiences of other species. What we’ve learned is astounding. | Continue reading
Something beyond rising energy and labor costs is leading to sticker shock on once cheap urban amenities. | Continue reading
I’ve spent more than three years interviewing friends for “The Friendship Files.” Here’s what I’ve learned. | Continue reading
"Worrying is always bad for your health." Wrong. A study lasting for more than 80 years debunks conventional wisdom. | Continue reading