The Dark Side of Mindfulness
A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.
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The Qataris Gave Trump an Airplane. He Crippled Their Country in Return.
The tiny Gulf state is learning that the U.S. president doesn’t always keep his end of the deal.
The Wrong Kind of American
The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
The Man Who Refused to Sit on the Sidelines
Kevin Dowdell, a lieutenant in an elite FDNY rescue unit, taught his sons to take action. When he disappeared on 9/11, they went to Ground Zero to search for him.
Why I Quit the Tenure Track
The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia
The Mysterious Art of Conducting
An inside look at music’s widely misunderstood profession
What Happened to al-Qaeda?
Twenty-five years after 9/11, analysts can’t decide if the terrorist organization is all but defunct or more threatening than ever.
The Great Romance Slump
Why are so few young people finding love?
The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs
Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie apocalypse.”
The Return of the Monarch
After years of decline, butterfly populations are rising—for now.