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Isabel Seliger / Sepia Why Happy People Cheat
A good marriage is no guarantee against infidelity.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Why the Republican Party Will Come to Regret Rolling Back DACA
The United States has thrived as a nation capable of absorbing immigrants—and the GOP turns away from that advantage at its own peril.
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NASA / NOAA / UWM-CIMSS / William Straka ... What Will Hurricane Irma Do Next?
The hurricane was just upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm.
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Jasu Hu Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters The Non-Religious States of America
New survey data indicates that religiously unaffiliated people in the U.S. are diverse—and in many places, they make up a greater share of the population than any faith group.
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Matt Chase Americans Have Given Up on Public Schools. That’s a Mistake.
The current debate over public education underestimates its value—and forgets its purpose.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech When Will Voyager Stop Calling Home?
The twin spacecraft still send data back to the planet they left 40 years ago.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Trump's Impending Immigration Sell-Out
By leading with DACA, Trump puts immigration control on the path to failure.
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Chris Milliner The Houston Flooding Pushed the Earth's Crust Down 2 Centimeters
The 275 trillion pounds of water from Hurricane Harvey deformed the ground in Texas.
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Carlos Barria South Korea Is the Best Friend Trump Could Hope For
What could possibly explain his odd belligerence towards a proven ally?
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R. Kikuo Johnson How America Lost Its Mind
The nation’s current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history.
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Damir Sagolj / Reuters More Than 100 Exceptional Works of Journalism
This fantastic nonfiction from 2016 is still worth discovering and pondering today.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Anti-Sanctuary-Cities Bill That Outlawed Dissent
A federal court enjoined much of a Texas law that punished officials who dared “endorse” the view that its provisions were harmful to public safety.
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KCNA via Reuters South Korea Is Right
Trump has characterized its policy as “appeasement.” But Seoul’s approach is far more sensible than Washington’s.
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Lester V. Bergman / Getty Why Did Life on Earth Evolve So Rapidly At First?
And why did it slow down?
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Maxim Shemetov / Reuters What a Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Learned From Condoleezza Rice
Michael McFaul, who served under President Obama, on being a diplomat in an often hostile environment
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Justin Metz How to Deal With North Korea
There are no good options. But some are worse than others.
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KCNA / Reuters The Options That Have Been Tried on North Korea So Far
Talks and international sanctions have had a limited impact.
