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The Highlight
The wild card group that could scramble America’s political alliancesThe wild card group that could scramble America’s political alliances
The Highlight

Why Catholics could be the key to Trump’s opposition.

By Katherine Kelaidis
Life
There’s an underrated (and cheaper) type of therapyThere’s an underrated (and cheaper) type of therapy
Life

Its “disadvantages” can also be its strengths.

By Eleanor Cummins
Life
Is MAGA pushing the Catholic Church to the left?Is MAGA pushing the Catholic Church to the left?
Life

Progressive Catholics are ready to fight back.

By Christian Paz
The Highlight
You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?
The Highlight

The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
AI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it firstAI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it first
Technology

ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”
Life

Is this the next “6-7”?

By Anna North
Future Perfect
How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyondHow to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond
Future Perfect

What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.

By Sara Herschander
Life
The one goal that unites most Gen Z menThe one goal that unites most Gen Z men
Life

Gen Z men are surprisingly excited about parenthood.

By Anna North
Even Better
What kids lose without snow daysWhat kids lose without snow days
Even Better

Virtual learning means missing out on a different kind of education.

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Politics
Supreme Court considers whether teachers must be informants against their studentsSupreme Court considers whether teachers must be informants against their students
Politics

Plaintiffs from the religious right are asking the Republican justices to seize control of public schools.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
How the prenup became mainstreamHow the prenup became mainstream
Podcast
Podcasts

The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Culture
Why expensive airline “premiums” don’t feel special at allWhy expensive airline “premiums” don’t feel special at all
Culture

From getting to pick your seat to boarding in a better zone, airlines have turned “premium” add-ons into big profits.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
My new neighbors are robotsMy new neighbors are robots
Technology

What’s standing in the way of our robot overlords.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
ICE is forcing a reckoning among America’s religious leadersICE is forcing a reckoning among America’s religious leaders
Politics

A moment of truth in Minnesota.

By Christian Paz
Policy
Why universal child care is closer than ever in New YorkWhy universal child care is closer than ever in New York
Policy

One of Zohran Mamdani’s most expensive ideas has surprising early momentum.

By Anna North
Technology
Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same timeGadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
Technology

Blame AI.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rightsThe Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rights
Politics

Trans athletes always faced a difficult road in this Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
How fit do we really need to be?How fit do we really need to be?
Life

Experts explain whether there’s such a thing as too much fitness.

By Hannah Seo
Culture
Airports and airlines have a fake service dog problemAirports and airlines have a fake service dog problem
Culture

Why so many people take advantage of airlines’ service dog loophole.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
AI’s ultimate test: Making it easier to complain to companiesAI’s ultimate test: Making it easier to complain to companies
Technology

Imagine actually enjoying a customer service experience.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
Grok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacyGrok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacy
Culture

Elon Musk claims tech needs a “spicy mode” to dominate. Is he right?

By Constance Grady
Culture
Erika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetypeErika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetype
Culture

How ambitious is a MAGA woman allowed to be?

By Constance Grady
Politics
How the Minnesota fraud scandal could upend American child careHow the Minnesota fraud scandal could upend American child care
Politics

A viral video has prompted a Trump administration crackdown on funding.

By Anna North
Politics
The Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battleThe Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battle
Politics

Trans advocates would face a difficult road in the sports cases, even if the Court weren’t dominated by Republicans.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
How to turn casual friends into close friendsHow to turn casual friends into close friends
Life

Better friendships can just start with an emoji.

By Hannah Seo
Podcasts
Is heterosexuality cringe?Is heterosexuality cringe?
Podcast
Podcasts

Boyfriends. Ugh.

By Avishay Artsy and Astead Herndon
Policy
Why conservatives should pay parents to stay homeWhy conservatives should pay parents to stay home
Policy

Conservatives want more parents at home. Here’s how to do it.

By Kendra Hurley
Culture
The year of “decentering men”The year of “decentering men”
Culture

Why young women are opting out of dating and embracing singlehood.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
American women want to opt outAmerican women want to opt out
Culture

More want to leave the country than ever before. That’s not the only way they’re escaping.

By Constance Grady
Podcasts
America’s other populist, socialist big-city mayorAmerica’s other populist, socialist big-city mayor
Podcast
Podcasts

What Katie Wilson thinks national Democrats should learn from her win.

By Miles Bryan and Astead Herndon
Technology
What podcasts do to our brainsWhat podcasts do to our brains
Podcast
Technology

I quit podcasts for a month and discovered a new reality.

By Adam Clark Estes
Life
The eternal awkwardness of winter breakThe eternal awkwardness of winter break
Life

A time for holiday cheer — and boredom.

By Anna North
Technology
How to actually get kids off their phonesHow to actually get kids off their phones
Technology

Social media bans don’t have to be just for children.

By Anna North
Politics
The culture war is consuming the Supreme CourtThe culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
Politics

Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
What if child care could make you rich?What if child care could make you rich?
Policy

When state funds are invested, the economics of operating a child care center change. So can the players.

By Rebecca Gale
Culture
Please don’t make airports healthy again. Just make them more efficient.Please don’t make airports healthy again. Just make them more efficient.
Culture

Mini gyms and healthier food options aren’t going to make airports less miserable.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Life
The unexpected link between your diet and your anxietyThe unexpected link between your diet and your anxiety
Life

Poor nutrition could contribute to mental illness, but are supplements the answer?

By Hannah Seo
Future Perfect
How do you know if you’re wasting your life?How do you know if you’re wasting your life?
Future Perfect

You were told you’d change the world. But there’s a better way to think about your potential.

By Sigal Samuel
Podcasts
When your AI boyfriend gets you better than your spouseWhen your AI boyfriend gets you better than your spouse
Podcast
Podcasts

Love, actually…is a chatbot?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Life
People are nicer than you thinkPeople are nicer than you think
Life

We consistently underestimate how much other people like us, and it may be hurting our social lives.

By Hannah Seo