We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
As a physician and medical journalist, I have spent years watching, with both fascination and concern, as anti-vaccine groups honed...
On the Road, With Baggage
THE REST OF OUR LIVES, by Ben Markovits Earlier this year, my fellow critics and I wrote — and spoke!...
New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
April Flakne strides into the classroom to teach a course on “The Odyssey,” a new requirement at New College of...
10 Standout Marriage Proposals
The simple proposals can sometimes feel just as endearing as the grand ones, if not more. Many couples who were...
Want to Build a Better World? The São Paulo Bienal Has Some Tips
What if we think about humanity not as a state of being but as something we must actively practice —...
I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.
In 2025, I interviewed four tech industry professionals about how to break into AI. Courtesy of Mostofa Shakib; Patrick Leung;...
Trump Calls Petro a ‘Drug Leader.’ What’s the Colombian Leader’s Record?
Colombia is locked in an escalating dispute with the United States over a series of boat strikes in the Caribbean...
What happens after the collapse of international aid? The story of a $60 toilet.
TOAMASINA, Madagascar — The centerpiece of the aid project was a toilet known as the Minimal Value Product: the MVP1....
We’re All Unique. Or Are We?
Have you ever found yourself in a new place and realized you don’t quite fit in? Your shoes, which made...
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
The high point of Thomas Goldstein’s career as a Supreme Court advocate took place a few minutes after 10 on...
