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There Are Two Types of Dishwasher People

And only one of them really knows how to load it.

Trump’s Trade War Handed China a Strategic Advantage

The president signaled that the U.S. doesn’t care about its allies and trading partners—including Taiwan.

Kleptocracy, Inc.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

How to Wish You Were 66 Instead of 35

Spoiler: Life after menopause has some big perks.

The SNL Parody That Captured the Tariffs Chaos

The show found an ideal vehicle for satirizing the country’s economic anxiety.

America and Its Universities Need a New Social Contract

Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered universities must redress the balance—helping the country and themselves.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

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Trump Has Found His Class Enemy

The president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

America was the world’s economic anchor. Thanks to the president, it may never have that role again.

A Film That Throws Out the War-Movie Playbook

In Alex Garland’s new military drama, soldiers spend as much time waiting around as they do in battle.

Trump’s Trade War Unleashes Global Uncertainty

Is there any method to the president’s insistence that high tariffs will strengthen the American economy?

How Choosing Which Oil to Buy Got So Complicated

Canola? Olive? Vegetable?

Trump Brings Britain’s ‘Moron Premium’ to the U.S. Economy

What America might have learned, but didn’t, from Britain’s 2022 financial-markets debacle

A Perfect Case for Congressional Action

No one man should control the economy.

The Last of Us and the Power of Video Games

Before playing The Last of Us, I had never thought that a video game could be a work of art.

A Disaster for American Innovation

The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.

Facebook Is Just Craigslist Now

The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.

Trump’s Revenge on Public Health

The attacks on HIV research are just the beginning of unraveling decades of progress.