How to make the most important choice of your life
The average person works 80,000 hours over the course of their career. Ideally, that time should be fulfilling, well-paid, and...
Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war
The first observance of what came to be known as Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, when a Civil...
You can do everything right and things can still go wrong. “Moral luck” is a way to live with that.
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s...
How clips ate the internet
Our social media feeds are being inundated by clips. Big names like Justin Bieber, reality shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race,...
Climate change’s worst-case scenario is officially canceled
You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the...
What we see when we look into the eyes of a bird
On a cool April morning at the height of Washington, DC’s always brief spring, the science fiction novelist Ray Nayler...
How the Oklahoma City Thunder became the NBA’s villains
There are few things NBA fans can agree on. Is Michael Jordan or LeBron James the greatest player of all...
How Trump plans to build his arch
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting...
Our national parks are struggling
Summer travel is just ramping up, but our country’s pride and joy is being put through the wringer. Since President...
There’s more to Trump’s corruption than stealing money
Donald Trump’s self-dealing and profiteering from high office, a longtime subtheme of his presidency, has just become its defining story....
Is Cuba back on the menu?
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting...
This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that have been...
The Supreme Court just handed down two surprisingly timid Voting Rights Act decisions
On Monday, the Supreme Court decided not to thrust another dagger into the nearly lifeless corpse of the Voting Rights...
MAGA’s favorite psychedelic
The Trump administration has a surprising new agenda item: It’s all-in on legalizing a psychedelic drug called ibogaine. Ibogaine is...
The sublime, feral pleasure of Girl Dinner Diaries
In an age where it feels like we should all know less about each other, there’s at least one place...
