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Anna North

Anna North

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Anna North

    Life
    iPad kids speak upiPad kids speak up
    Life

    Inside Gen Alpha’s relationship with tech.

    By Anna North
    Family
    Your guide to the confusing, exciting, and utterly new world of Gen AlphaYour guide to the confusing, exciting, and utterly new world of Gen Alpha
    Family

    A newsletter about kids, for everyone.

    By Anna North
    Politics
    Husband, zaddy, first gentleman? The evolution of Doug Emhoff.Husband, zaddy, first gentleman? The evolution of Doug Emhoff.
    Politics

    How the second gentleman became the internet’s favorite male feminist.

    By Anna North
    One complicated reason homeschooling is on the rise
    Education

    Some families of students with disabilities feel pushed out of public schools.

    By Anna North
    Politics
    What so many high-profile shootings have in commonWhat so many high-profile shootings have in common
    Politics

    The Trump assassination attempt and many other public crimes in America are committed by isolated young men.

    By Anna North
    Health
    How dangerous is it really to have a baby in America?How dangerous is it really to have a baby in America?
    Health

    The debate over maternal deaths, explained.

    By Anna North
    Health
    Pregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crimePregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crime
    Health

    The ripple effects of the fall of Roe extend far beyond abortion.

    By Anna North
    Child Care
    The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”
    Child Care

    The French: They’re just like us.

    By Anna North
    Today, Explained newsletter
    The Christian right is coming for divorce nextThe Christian right is coming for divorce next
    Today, Explained newsletter

    Some conservatives want to make it a lot harder to dissolve a marriage.

    By Anna North
    Politics
    We need to talk more about Trump’s misogynyWe need to talk more about Trump’s misogyny
    Politics

    Stormy Daniels reminded us that it matters.

    By Anna North