How to Know You’re Not a Phony
Impostor syndrome can certainly harm your happiness. Here are three ways to get over it.
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The Big Story: The Happiness Files
Arthur C. Brooks and Adrienne LaFrance discuss Brooks’s new book, The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life.
‘I Need This to Be a Homicide’
Prosecutors who want to look tough on crime may be tempted to treat the death penalty as a political tool.
To See How America Unraveled, Go Back Five Years
What the summer of 2020 wrought
Emil Bove Is a Sign of the Times
He has demonstrated that total sycophancy to the president can be a fantastic career move.
The Pentagon Against the Think Tanks
Pete Hegseth finds a new enemy.
Why Marriage Survives
The institution has adapted, and is showing new signs of resilience.
Scammers Are Coming for College Students
The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now almost all of their desks are empty.
The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’
A casualty of Trump’s purge speaks out.
Trump’s Desperate Move to Quiet the Epstein Scandal
The president tries to distract his followers with revisionist history about the Russia investigation.