Judy Blume Goes All the Way
A new generation discovers the poet laureate of puberty.
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The Children of the Nazis’ Genetic Project
Across Europe, some adoptees have had to face a dark realization about their origins.
Can Giorgia Meloni Govern Italy?
A founding European Union member adjusts to its new leader, whose rise breaks a postwar taboo.
Society Tells Me to Celebrate My Disability. What If I Don’t Want To?
On living with cerebral palsy
The Real Obstacle to Nuclear Power
It’s not environmentalists—it’s the nuclear-power industry itself.
The French Are in a Panic Over le Wokisme
The nation’s vehement rejection of identity politics made me recalibrate my own views about woke ideology.
The Man Who Moves Markets
Carson Block uses covert techniques to uncover fraud for profit. Now he’s under investigation himself. Is he the hero of Wall Street, or the villain?
We’ve Lost the Plot
Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives.
It’s High Noon in America
In our popular culture and in our politics, we’re returning to the Old West.
Why the Age of American Progress Ended
Invention alone can’t change the world; what matters is what happens next.