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1 The Blood-Clot Problem Is Multiplying

So are theories to explain it.

Roxanne Khamsi

Blood cells superimposed over a hypodermic needle

2 Parents Are Sacrificing Their Social Lives on the Altar of Intensive Parenting

Inequality has seemingly caused many American parents to jettison friendships and activities in order to invest more resources in their kids.

Joshua Coleman

A collage of vintage photos of smiling adults, with the empty silhouettes of two parents and two kids superimposed over them

3 My Little Pony Fans Are Ready to Admit They Have a Nazi Problem

Even a niche subculture built around magical cartoon horses is reckoning with racism.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

4 The New Face of Trumpism in Texas

Beth Van Duyne was at the center of a controversy over Sharia law. Now she represents a congressional district Biden won.

Olga Khazan

Representative Beth Van Duyne holds a meet-and-greet at PJ's Cafe in Irving, Texas, on February 22, 2020.

5 A Kidnapping Gone Very Wrong

In 1974, John Patterson was abducted by the People’s Liberation Army of Mexico—a group no one had heard of before. The kidnappers wanted $500,000, and insisted that Patterson’s wife deliver the ransom.

Brendan I. Koerner

collage of illustrations: woman alone; stacks of cash; truck with birds on wire; sketches of men; Nixon

6 The Great American Eye-Exam Scam

Why is it so difficult to get a new pair of glasses or contacts in this country? It’s easier pretty much everywhere else.

Yascha Mounk

7 Deep Cleaning Isn’t a Victimless Crime

The CDC has finally said what scientists have been screaming for months: The coronavirus is overwhelmingly spread through the air, not via surfaces.

Derek Thompson

An illustration of a nose and virus droplets

8 The mRNA Vaccines Are Looking Better and Better

Concerns about blood clots with Johnson & Johnson underscore just how lucky Americans are to have the Pfizer and Moderna shots.

Sarah Zhang

9 A Distinctly American Problem Needs Systematic Investigation

Every police killing, like every plane crash, warrants careful review by a federal agency.

Conor Friedersdorf

An illustration of a police officer with a spotlight on them.

10 American Nazis in the 1930s—The German American Bund

In the United States, the German American Bund, an American Nazi organization, was formed in 1936, and soon grew to have tens of thousands of members.

Alan Taylor

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