American Politics Has an Age Problem
America’s politicians have an age problem, and the issue seems especially acute among congressional Democrats. The prevalence ...
Joe Biden’s Moral Wisdom
The president has commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row to life without parole, a historic move.
Have the Conversation Before It’s Too Late
The only thing we know for sure is that these conversations will be worth having. They might even be tough, difficult, or ...
New York City Has Lost Control of Crime
It was like something out of the horrors of New York City’s past. At 7:30 yesterday morning, a man approached a woman ...
Matt Gaetz’s Winning Streak Is Over
After a multiyear investigation, the House Ethics Committee reported today that former Representative Matt Gaetz paid “tens ...
Two Different Ways of Understanding Fatherhood
Recent entries into the literature of parenting offer disparate visions of dadhood as part of a man’s private, or public, ...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
A Spray of Glowing Filaments
R Aquarii is a symbiotic binary star that lies roughly 700 light-years from Earth, surrounded by a large, dynamic nebula. The ...
Elon Musk’s X Endgame
The world’s richest man has become a new kind of oligarch.
Dear Therapist: How Do I Deal With My Hostile Sister?
She wants him to spend the holidays with my hostile sister.
The California Job-Killer That Wasn’t
The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers—and employment kept rising. So why has the law been proclaimed a ...
‘A Terrible Irony’: How the Media Lost Trust
Americans have record-low trust in the media. They’re reading traditional news less. Platforms, too, have broken up with news organizations, making it harder for them to attract readers to their ...