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The British Baby Bust
In the UK, deaths could outnumber births this year. To understand why, I spoke to the women driving the trend.
Kara Kennedy
Get Real Friends, Not Mom Cliques
Ashley Tisdale’s breakup with her famous mom group struck a nerve. But the real problem is that grown women are still forming cliques at all.
Dana Schuster
Arthur Brooks: Five Steps to a Happy Life
Make a routine. Get physical. Get metaphysical. Live with your grandchildren. And stop going to work dinners.
Arthur Brooks
Tough Love: My Catholic Daughter Is No Longer a Virgin
A father is afraid his 18-year-old is ‘choosing infatuation and sin over love of God.’ Our advice columnist responds.
Abigail Shrier
I’m Christian. My Wife Is Jewish. Our Marriage Is an Act of Faith.
As the editor of a religious journal, I spend my days contemplating theological differences and the meaning of belief. But it was my marriage to a…
R. R. Reno
A Man Should Know: How to Wear a Tuxedo
I was into my 30s the first time I wore a tuxedo. Here are all the rules I wish I’d known.
Elliot Ackerman
An Epiphany on a Hill. The Birth of Christianity. Plus. . .
Matthew Walther on America’s religious kaleidoscope, books to bring you closer to God, and much more in a special Christmas edition of The Front Page.
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Get Ready for Tough Love! This Week: My Anti-Vax Brother
Can you have a relationship with a sibling who takes risks with their children? Risks you see as nonsensical? That’s the question Abigail Shrier answers…
Abigail Shrier
The Weekend Press: Meeting My Birth Family
Plus: Suzy Weiss roasts the new ‘Avatar’ film. How young is too young to get married? Two Drinks with Bill Maher. And guys, don’t just let your wives…
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My Shadow Family
I wasn’t the kind of adopted kid who always wondered about their birth family. Then I discovered the truth—and a lot of lies.
Michael J. Fanuele
The Jewish Parents Who Raised Mamdani Voters
In two weeks, Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor. Some families still can’t stop fighting.
Olivia Reingold
The Night a Shooter Came to My Campus
I spent Saturday night barricaded in my dorm at Brown University. Two of my classmates are dead.
Victoria Zang
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