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I Thought My Marriage Was Broken. Then I Stayed In It.
When I listen to people who have been married for decades, I hear the same thing over and over: ‘Back then, we didn’t know if we’d make it.’
Larissa Phillips
We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains
Decades of data show a clear pattern: The more schools digitize, the worse students perform.
Jared Cooney Horvath
Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
We brought together a panel of experts—Jamie Metzl, Allyson Berent, O. Carter Snead, and Lydia Dugdale—to debate the ethics of editing embryos.
Bari Weiss
1HR 22M
I Have Six Siblings. It’s the Greatest Gift in the World.
We grew up together. And we’ll grow old together. I wouldn't give that up for anything.
Jillian Lederman
Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation
I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling—and all too familiar.
Jonathan Haidt
Kids Don’t Need Phones with Jonathan Haidt
The author of ‘The Anxious Generation’ and Bari Weiss sit down for a live conversation about technology, parenting, and how to take back childhood.
Bari Weiss
1HR 16M
I Was a Gentle Parent. Then My Kids Discovered the County Fair.
It’s the kind of place where officials explain to children that they’re not just there to have fun. They are representing the county. That’s why it’s…
Larissa Phillips
She Was a Reality TV Child Star. Now She Tells Her Story.
When Nia Sioux joined ‘Dance Moms’ at 9 years old, she was labeled the ‘weak link.’ Now she’s setting the record straight.
Rafaela Siewert
44M
Progressives Can’t Bear Pregnancy
If you believe bodily autonomy is the most important thing, then yes: Having a child is ‘absurd.’
Kara Kennedy
The Secret to Parenting: Do Less of It
Conventional wisdom is that child-rearing is stressful, all-consuming, and emotionally taxing. That’s nonsense.
Camilo Ortiz and Julia Martin Burch
Things Worth Remembering: The Wisdom of Harry Potter
The series taught a generation that honor matters.
Tiya Miles
Anne Roark and Marshall Goldberg on How to Save a Marriage
After 41 years together, two children, and a mental health crisis, one realization held them together: ‘This family is worth holding onto.’
Joe Nocera
38M
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