Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
Too much aloneness is creating a crisis of social fitness.
Work In Progress
The War on ‘Woke Capital’ Is Backfiring
Republicans want to outlaw state investment in funds they see as tainted by progressive ideology. They’ll probably just get lower returns.
The Great Normalization
Last year, the crime and inflation crises largely evaporated. So did the leading theories about what had caused them.
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The Nine Breakthroughs of the Year
CRISPR, GLP1s, and other advancements that astonished me
It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber
Test scores have been falling for years—even before the pandemic.
How Anxiety Became Content
The way we commonly discuss mental-health issues, especially on the internet, isn’t helping us.
What If Americans Are Happy at Work?
Persistent employment misery is a myth.
The OpenAI Mess Is About One Big Thing
Corporate governance is playing a starring role in the chaos unfolding inside the world’s most famous AI start-up.
The 1970s Economic Theory That Needs to Die
Turns out you can tame inflation without triggering a recession. Will the Federal Reserve accept the good news?
Why You Have to Care About These 12 Colleges
Change them, and you change America.