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The Death of the Summer Job
When I was a teenager, the end of school meant it was time to get to work. Summers spent busing tables were more transformative than a trip to Europe.
Larissa Phillips
Great Americans: ‘We’re Going to Take Back the Airplane’
The passengers of Flight 93 didn’t just act with courage—they gathered information, discussed, and voted before charging the cockpit. Their example…
Colleen Shogan
The Patriotic Case for the World Cup
To the Americans who spent their childhoods racing through the wet grass of suburban soccer fields—and who eventually traded soccer for something else…
Jillian Lederman
Sam Harris: Why It’s Futile to Debate Israel’s Enemies
There is only one nation on Earth that must continually argue for its right to exist, even when the very survival of its people is threatened by…
Sam Harris
Tough Love: My Husband Hates Our Life
A mom of two’s partner spends ‘all day and night’ crying in the woods. But she doesn’t want to subject the kids to a divorce. Our advice columnist…
Abigail Shrier
How to Raise ‘AI-Native’ Kids
They’re vibe coding with the kids on Saturday mornings and using a bot as a 24-7 family therapist. Meet the parents who have seen the future and want…
Evan Gardner
California Won’t Die Without a Fight
One-party rule won’t last forever. Tuesday’s primaries showed that a large share of Californians are desperate for an alternative to the state’s…
Peter Savodnik
Konstantin Kisin: How America’s Racial Politics Poisoned Britain
Henry Nowak lay dying in the street. Instead of helping him, police handcuffed him because his killer accused him of racism.
Konstantin Kisin
Thomas Jefferson’s Last Wish
Introducing a month-long celebration of great Americans, starting with the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jane Kamensky
The Making of a Teenage Terror Suspect
Extremists know which kids to target online: young, male, and isolated. An Ohio family never imagined their autistic son would be one of them.
Maya Sulkin
Tough Love: Will I Get Canceled for Dating a Freshman?
A 22-year-old wants to ask out his 18-year-old classmate but fears campus backlash: ‘They’d label it predatory, and I’d be staring down the barrel of…
Abigail Shrier
EXCLUSIVE: Scooter Braun Tells His Side of the Taylor Swift Masters War
I spoke to the former mega-manager about working with Kanye West, how management is like parenting, and about being cast as the villain in Taylor…
Suzy Weiss
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