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I Went No Contact with My Parents. I Regret It.
A therapist told me my mom and dad were causing all my problems—so I cut them off for five years.
August 12, 2026
Christina Buttons
Burned Out? Hate Your Manager? Take a Mental-Health Leave.
Employees are using mental-health leave for everything from taking care of sick parents to traveling to Bali to become influencers.
August 12, 2026
Maya Sulkin
Arthur Brooks: I Tried to Vacation Like a European. It Was a Disaster.
I’d literally rather electrocute myself than lie on a beach doing nothing.
August 10, 2026
Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks: Could a Machine Write This Column?
AI is poised to transform the quest for a ‘better you.’ That has direct implications for my career. But I’m not worried.
July 13, 2026
Arthur Brooks
‘Choose the Girl No Matter What’
A New York school suspended a 15-year-old boy for an allegation of sexual assault without letting him defend himself or even calling his parents. Hours…
July 9, 2026
Frannie Block
What ‘The Future Is Female’ Has Meant for Men
And how to lift up the next generation of American boys.
June 18, 2026
Shilo Brooks
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A Medical Student Took His Own Life. His Parents Blame the School.
After an accusation of wrongdoing and a late-night email from a school dean, Vaibhav Duggal died by suicide. Is the school responsible?
June 9, 2026
Frannie Block
The Parents Who Let Their Daughter Die
‘I don’t want my little girl to die,’ Cissy Dekker said about her 19-year-old daughter, Iris. ‘But out of love, I also don’t want this life for her.’
May 27, 2026
Rupa Subramanya
Judson’s Last Ride
My son is 18 and has profound autism. On Friday, he rode the school bus for the last time. It was his last link to the ‘typical’ world.
May 24, 2026
Sean Trende
Arthur Brooks: The Saddest Countries All Speak English
The English-speaking world doesn’t use social media more than the rest of the world—but it uses it differently, in ways that may be fueling isolation…
May 18, 2026
Arthur Brooks
Is Therapy Tearing Us Apart?
Therapy promised Americans greater agency and insight. Instead, it delivered a more satisfying story about why someone else is to blame.
May 15, 2026
Jonathan Alpert
I De-transitioned. My Body Will Never Be the Same.
Doctors told me I was transgender at 13. I’m 23 now, permanently altered, and fighting to make sure it never happens to another child.
May 5, 2026
Jonni Skinner
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