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When the Bitcoin Scammers Came for Me

Lonely Americans are thirsty for companionship and hungry for money.

The Neck Fans Are Coming

Wearable tech doesn’t have to be expensive to be revolutionary.

The Brash New Sound of Hedonism

The Dare’s music is a blast, and a challenge to the psychological hang-ups of modern partygoers.

How to Be Manifestly Happier

Some people attribute mystical powers to positive thinking, but you can harness a practical version to gain real benefits.

The Democrats’ Patriotic Vanguard

A small group of lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds prefigured Harris’s overtly patriotic campaign.

Stores Are Small Now

In brick-and-mortar retail, bigger is not always better.

It Matters If It’s COVID

Now is the perfect time to test whether your “cold” is something else.

Trump’s Red-Pill Podcast Tour

Is this an election campaign or an extended ad for energy drinks?

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Winding Up a Powerful Throw

A medal-winning performance in Paris

How to Know What’s Really Propaganda

The history of propaganda helps us understand our current reality.

The Democrat Who’s Not That Worried About Trump

Is this the most important election ever? Representative Jared Golden doesn’t think so.

AI Is Coming for Amateur Novelists. That’s Fine.

An annual speed-writing contest lets in the robot overlords, and I, for one, welcome them.

Slow Horses and the Dark Psychology of an Unwinnable Game

The show’s masterful fourth outing unpacks the steep cost of a trade in which people are expendable.

The Friendship Paradox

We all want more time with our friends, but we’re spending more time alone.

Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing

Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass

What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Military

A man without honor or courage hates America’s service members.

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Dodge and Parry

A wheelchair fencer leans far back while deflecting an attack.

Donald Trump’s Incredible ‘Transgender Thing’

The former president’s claim that public schools are providing sex-change operations is wrong—and dangerous.

Bipartisan Criminal-Justice Reform Is Still Very Much Alive

Yes, the pace of progress has slowed, but it certainly continues.