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Libby v. Fecteau is an awful case about an anti-trans lawmaker who nonetheless needed to win.

The competing visions for good child care, explained.


No one cares as much as you do.


Why are we mad at the football coach’s girlfriend?


Gen Z men are becoming more religious. The women, not so much.




Hearing aids are cool now.


What if we measured success in terms of how much good we do?


How to navigate finding family in an age of at-home DNA testing.


How to live longer — and healthier.


Don’t let polarization distract you from one of the most important issues the world faces.


His views on immigration may point to an early clash with the Trump administration.


Who is the new pope? What will the new pope do? And other questions, answered.


Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — is not your typical boomer Chicago Catholic.


American politics has poisoned how we think about the pope.


A bright spot in American family life.


Like it or not, the billionaire gets to decide how half the world uses technology.


Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it.


To defend democracy, the courts must rule in favor of a lawmaker who bullied a high school student.


Two cast members of the hit Netflix reality TV show on what the HHS secretary misunderstands about autism.


Here’s why your potentially romantic meetup actually sucks.


Nothing will cure you of perfectionism faster than trying to grow living things.


Pro-natalists want America having more babies — but only one of their proposals helps actual children.


Candace Owens and Joe Rogan are the latest frontier of the Me Too backlash.


The Court’s Christian right makeover of the Constitution enters its endgame.


Advice author Lysa TerKeurst has a devoted audience, a dozen bestselling books — and she’s divorced.


The loving, aggravating, inescapable relationship that lasts a lifetime.




It’s time to take a hard look at your own finances — and theirs.

How Kristi Noem and Karoline Leavitt offer two visions of conservative femininity.


Astrology’s enormous appeal, explained for believers and skeptics.


3 theories for Gen Z’s return to God and faith.


Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it.


How a day off can (and can’t) help children.

The world feels more menacing, even if it isn’t.


The “cradle” vs. “convert” fight comes to Washington.


Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools.


The political balancing act at the heart of the new conclave.


Say goodbye to your $30 toaster.

To understand the future of child care, look to Idaho.