Is Radicalism the Answer?
The legal scholar Samuel Moyn argues that moderates have given up on the emancipatory promise of liberalism.
Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
America Is Now an Ally of Russia
Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality
The results were mixed.
The Questions Adam Hamawy Won’t Answer
He’s likely to end up in Congress. He still hasn’t fully accounted for why he once kept company with the man known as the Blind Sheikh.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Rise of the Tallboy Is a Sign of the Times
America has entered its big-beer era.
How Lizzo Became One of Pop Culture’s Great Flops
The singer is experiencing a new form of downward mobility—and she’s not alone.
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.
A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago
Milorad Dodik, the separatist Bosnian Serb leader, has won MAGA’s favor after a lobbying bonanza.
The Epstein Spectrum
A moral exercise in a moral desert
A Mathematician Reads the AI Future
My field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature. Is it for the machines now?
The Secret Code of Pickup Basketball
The game presents a social problem: How does one find comity among a group of jostling strangers?
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)