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A Whole Age of Warfare Sank With the Moskva

A fierce debate is raging within the U.S. Marine Corps about what comes next.

How Crypto Disappeared Into Thin Air

When a currency’s value is based on belief alone, it’s liable to evaporate.

The Doom Spiral of Pernicious Polarization

The U.S. is more dangerously divided than any other wealthy democracy. Is there a way back from the brink?

What Kate McKinnon Gave to Saturday Night Live

Of the show’s big cast departures, this one will hurt the most.

Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School

Educators need a plan ambitious enough to remedy enormous learning losses.

Why the Internet Hates Amber Heard

Notes on the paranoid style in online fandom

Why American Workers Now Dress So Casually

The office was, until a few decades ago, the last stronghold of fashion formality. Silicon Valley changed that.

Marilyn Manson Told Us What He Was

A new HBO documentary portrays the actor Evan Rachel Wood’s attempts to get justice for alleged abuse.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

COVID Won’t End Up Like the Flu. It Will Be Like Smoking.

Hundreds of thousands of deaths, from either tobacco or the pandemic, could be prevented with a single behavioral change.

So, Have You Heard About Monkeypox?

A new viral outbreak is testing whether the world has learned anything from COVID.

Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works.

Facing the painful parts of life head-on is the only way to feel at home with yourself.

The Election Denier Who Could Run Michigan’s Elections

Kristina Karamo was an unknown poll worker who claimed the 2020 election was fraudulent. Now, she’s the Republican candidate for secretary of state.

The Fight to Decouple Sex From Marriage

Sixty years ago, Helen Gurley Brown’s best-selling book promised women sexual freedom. Today, it reads like an omen.

The U.S. Housing Market Has Peaked

But no, we’re not headed for anything even close to 2008.

What Alito Doesn’t Understand About Pregnancy

A conservative justice’s draft treats pregnancy as a simple matter: Either a uterus is occupied by a fetus or it is not.

Something’s Up With Harry Styles’s Vibe

Don’t be fooled by the pastel tones and gentle sounds of Harry’s House.

Defeating Putin Is the Only Route to Peace in Ukraine

Offering the Russian president a face-saving compromise will only enable future aggression.

The Volunteer Movement Enraging China

An informal, online network is translating publicly available articles and social-media posts. That has been enough to rile Beijing.

What’s Behind America’s Shocking Baby-Formula Shortage?

Bacteria, a virus, a trade policy—and a lesson