A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong
In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism.
What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind
The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
Trump’s Purge May Be Just Beginning
After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Hegseth’s Unholy War
The defense secretary seems less interested in being on the side of God than on insisting that God is on his side.
The Quiet Way Authoritarianism Begins to Crumble
Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.
The Eighth Deadly Sin
Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.
The DNA Fix for Aging
Everyone’s DNA keeps mutating. Could correcting those errors lead to longevity?
When Mentally Ill Teenagers Ask to Be Put to Death
A Dutch psychiatrist gave lethal injections to patients with mental suffering, some of them teenagers. Does that make him a hero—or something else?
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