Olga Khazan

It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, as I’ve tried and failed to sell my house and buy a new one.

The problem with jumping between emergencies

The idea of life having “seasons” has become a common way of talking yourself through a sudden upheaval.

The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them.

It’s helped bring mothers back to the workforce.

I joined a Subreddit that shares my extremely unpopular opinion. I’m not sure it was a good idea.

The uncomfortable truth is that many women today are drinking too much.

Why are married people happier than the rest of us?

To be awkward is human, but we want our politicians to be superhuman.

Despite the heat, the region’s cities are growing fast. They have three factors to thank.

What are boundaries?

Americans go on yo-yo diets, but we also have a yo-yo relationship to dieting.

Even the experts don’t know for sure.

Just make more of them.

The things we can’t change often come back to haunt us. But our capacity to change the future may come from what we can’t change about the past.

The term social distance has come to characterize our times, with fewer chances to socialize and make friends. But for many, opportunities for friend-making and socialization have always been limited—veiled by the subjective rules of social inclusion.

Jenny Cudd might regret storming the Capitol. But she’s still pushing election conspiracies.

Knowing when to end a long-term relationship starts with knowing why things aren’t working.

In a society designed for romantic couples, singlehood can be seen as an unwelcome circumstance. For some, being single is not a matter of rebellion, but an irrefutable nature—worthy of its own social standing.

As family norms evolve from generation to generation, so do parent-child dynamics. Changing our relationship with the people who raised us requires not only action but a consideration of whether it’s even possible.

Michael Shellenberger is betting on the frustration of California voters—even though most experts disagree with the solutions he’s selling.

Starting over can feel impossible when it involves a sunk cost—an investment with no returns. But when it comes to your career, is it ever too late to start over?

Your one-stop shop for navigating the challenges of changing your life

Understanding when to abandon beliefs and when to recommit to them can help us ride out this pandemic and prepare for the next one.

Some pundits say that talking with little kids about sex and gender primes them to be taken advantage of. Sex-ed researchers say that the opposite is true.

Nabbing a billionaire’s large boat is more complicated than you might think.

Crime, “unruly passenger” incidents, and other types of strange behavior have all soared recently. Why?

I had been skiing since childhood. Why was I suddenly bad at it?

According to Russian state TV, Putin is the good guy. Many Russians believe it.

When it comes to masks, vaccines, and curricula, parents are divided over what matters most: parents’ rights, or the common good?

The results were mixed.

Many workers with COVID-19 still—still!—can’t afford to isolate, because they don’t have paid sick leave.

If you’re vaccinated, boosted, and wearing an N95, you’re protected—no matter what others are doing.

A deep, sudden longing for babies is certainly real, but it’s not a prerequisite for having kids.

America’s complicated health-care system means everything is harder—even rapid testing.

Countries with low vaccination rates are suffering from more than just inequity.

People in rural America say things are back to normal, even though rural America is precisely where the pandemic is worst.

A new poll finds little difference between people with and without college degrees on questions about “wokeness.”

Celebrity candidates bring distinct advantages to their races, but Democrats say they don’t want to recruit more of them. Here’s why.

At a glance, America’s shortage of adoptable babies may seem like a problem. But is adoption meant to provide babies for families, or families for babies?