Five Books That Offer Readers Intellectual Exercise
Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle so that you can choose the one that will push you most.
Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras
In trying to capture so much of our kids’ lives, we risk missing out.
Why Liberals Struggle to Cope With Epochal Change
The error of their mythology about 1989 matters because we face another such moment of historical rupture today.
The Rise of John Ratcliffe
A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Should Not Exist
A bad idea gets worse every year.
Invisible Habits Are Driving Your Life
The science of habits reveals that they can be hidden to us and unresponsive to our desires.
Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’
Not sleeping late could be the best resolution you ever keep.
Me, My Future, and I
I had a conversation with an 80-year-old version of myself. I didn’t like her.
Doctors Thought They Knew What a Genetic Disease Is. They Were Wrong.
Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized.
We’re All in ‘Dark Mode’ Now
How light-on-black became a way of life
L.A.’s Twin Crises Finally Seem Fixable
The city is gradually revamping America’s most infamous sprawl.
A Retiring Congressman’s Advice to New Members of the House
Representative Earl Blumenauer thinks more lawmakers should eat well, exercise, and develop deep connections with their colleagues.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
The Isolation of Intensive Parenting
You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.
Narendra Modi’s Populist Facade Is Cracking
India is now a testing ground for whether demagoguery or deteriorating living conditions exert a greater sway on voters.
The Most Effective Antidote to ISIS Attacks
The best way to prevent a recurrence of the terror in New Orleans is to dismantle the Islamic State and relegate it to obscurity.
Don’t Let Terror Shut America Down
Defiantly proceeding with our lives—and playing the Sugar Bowl—is the best response to an attack.
Birthmark
A poem for Wednesday
The President Trump Is Pushing Aside
Grover Cleveland enthusiasts aren’t thrilled.
The Controversy Over Baby Names
Annual baby-name lists don’t always stir the pot, but last year’s did.
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