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The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

Jim Newell

It wasn’t because he was wounded by Pelosi’s “cover-up” remark.

The New Abortion Laws Create a False Sense That Progressives Are Losing Everywhere. They’re Not.

Perry Grossman and Dahlia Lithwick

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

Mark Joseph Stern

Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

William Saletan

Children

A Sixth Migrant Child Has Now Died in U.S. Government Custody

Elliot Hannon

2020

Biden Is Rejecting a Decade’s Worth of Democratic Soul-Searching and Criticism

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Ralph Northam

Investigation Fails to Show if He Was in That Racist Photo

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Care and Feeding

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The Conversation Starts Here

For one man, the birth of twin boys leads to a surprising softness.

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An elegy for the game show that changed television—and my life.

The Whitney Houston on the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram

Jane C. Hu

Game of Thrones

What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

Sam Adams

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Game of Thrones Was the Epic Chronicle of a Society Changing a Tiny Bit

Isaac Butler

I’m glad you apologized. I only wish I knew what you said!

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Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Mother Disapproves of My Big, Expensive Wedding.

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I’ve Enjoyed Our Open Marriage. But Now It’s My Wife’s Turn to Date—and I’m Freaking Out.

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Perry Grossman and Dahlia Lithwick

There Is Progressive Momentum in America, if You Look in the Right Places

Trump Is Considering Deputizing the Military as a Civilian Police Force. That Is Terrifying.

Elizabeth Goitein

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

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Jim Newell

While Testifying Before Congress, Ben Carson Confuses His Job With an Oreo Cookie

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Game of Thrones Was an Epic Tale of Incremental Change

Isaac Butler

Eight years, a billion dollars, and several dragons to go from one kind of monarchy to another.

What It’s Like to Write a Series Finale Your Fans Hate

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J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Look Like the Original Star Wars Movies

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Technology

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So You Want to Break Up Facebook

April Glaser

Could you really?

Future Tense Newsletter: “Undue Risk of Sabotage”

Anthony Nguyen

The Whitney Houston of the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram

Jane C. Hu

What 3D-Printed Virtual Reality Sushi Might Foretell for the High-Tech Future of Eating

Sophie Haigney

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Huawei Risks Repeating China’s Mistakes

Samm Sacks and Graham Webster

If We Can Help People Who Age Too Fast, Can We Slow Aging for Everyone?

Erika Hayasaki

How Exactly Will SAT Test Takers’ “Adversity Score” Be Calculated?

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Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

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What It Felt Like

Rebecca Onion

If “living history” role-plays in the classroom can so easily go wrong, why do teachers keep assigning them?

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

How Kids Can Change a Man

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This Hand-Blender Changed My Life

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My Kid’s Best Friend Is Getting Bullied. What’s My Responsibility Here?

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Why That Astonishing Gift to Morehouse Students Really Is a Useful Economics Experiment

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What’s the Difference Between Talking to Donors and Politicians?

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The Backwardation Edition

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Where Rich People Don’t Own Cars, Mapped

Henry Grabar

Donald Trump Is Now Threatening to Kneecap China’s Biggest Smartphone Maker

Jordan Weissmann

Bill de Blasio Can Barely Stand His Current Job. Why Should We Give Him a New One?

Henry Grabar

The Socialist Manifesto Is a Great Book to Read if You Want to Know Why Socialism Always Fails

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News & Politics

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Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

William Saletan

There’s no way to reconcile the attorney general’s behavior with prosecutorial integrity.

Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill

Elliot Hannon

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen on How Abortion Rights Were Poor Even Before Recent State-Level Restrictions

Mike Pesca

Can the U.S. Government Learn From the Pain of the Great Recession?

John Dickerson

A Sixth Migrant Child Has Now Died in U.S. Government Custody

Elliot Hannon

There Is Progressive Momentum in America, if You Look in the Right Places

Perry Grossman and Dahlia Lithwick

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

Mark Joseph Stern

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The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

The New Abortion Laws Create a False Sense That Progressives Are Losing Everywhere. They’re Not.

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

Children

A Sixth Migrant Child Has Now Died in U.S. Government Custody

2020

Biden Is Rejecting a Decade’s Worth of Democratic Soul-Searching and Criticism

Ralph Northam

Investigation Fails to Show if He Was in That Racist Photo

TV & Movies

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in June

Care and Feeding

I’m Gentle With Our Infant Twins. My Husband Is Not. How Do I Tell Him He’s Doing It Wrong?

For one man, the birth of twin boys leads to a surprising softness.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Was My Lifeline

The Whitney Houston on the 3D Hologram Tour Will Be Neither 3D nor a Hologram

Game of Thrones

What It’s Like to Write a Finale Your Fans Hate

The Finale Tried to Sell Bran as a Messiah in Secular Terms

Game of Thrones Was the Epic Chronicle of a Society Changing a Tiny Bit

I’m glad you apologized. I only wish I knew what you said!

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Mother Disapproves of My Big, Expensive Wedding.

Help! Should I Tell My Brother I Found the $20,000 He Hid in a Teddy Bear’s Butt?

Help! Should I Dump My Girlfriend Over This One Disgusting Habit?

I’ve Enjoyed Our Open Marriage. But Now It’s My Wife’s Turn to Date—and I’m Freaking Out.

Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen on How Abortion Rights Were Poor Even Before Recent State-Level Restrictions

Can the U.S. Government Learn From the Pain of the Great Recession?

A Sixth Migrant Child Has Now Died in U.S. Government Custody

Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

There Is Progressive Momentum in America, if You Look in the Right Places

Trump Is Considering Deputizing the Military as a Civilian Police Force. That Is Terrifying.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

The Real Reason Trump Walked Out on Democrats

While Testifying Before Congress, Ben Carson Confuses His Job With an Oreo Cookie

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What 3D-Printed Virtual Reality Sushi Might Foretell for the High-Tech Future of Eating

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Huawei Risks Repeating China’s Mistakes

If We Can Help People Who Age Too Fast, Can We Slow Aging for Everyone?

How Exactly Will SAT Test Takers’ “Adversity Score” Be Calculated?

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

What It Felt Like

Help! My Dad Won’t Stand Up to My Homophobic Mom. Should I Invite Him to My Gay Wedding?

How Kids Can Change a Man

This Hand-Blender Changed My Life

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Mother Disapproves of My Big, Expensive Wedding.

My Kid’s Best Friend Is Getting Bullied. What’s My Responsibility Here?

Dear Care and Feeding: I Do Most of the Child Care. How Do I Correct My Husband’s Parenting Mistakes?

Why That Astonishing Gift to Morehouse Students Really Is a Useful Economics Experiment

What’s the Difference Between Talking to Donors and Politicians?

How Does the Comedy Cellar’s Outside Steve Do His Job?

The Backwardation Edition

Where Rich People Don’t Own Cars, Mapped

Donald Trump Is Now Threatening to Kneecap China’s Biggest Smartphone Maker

Bill de Blasio Can Barely Stand His Current Job. Why Should We Give Him a New One?

The Socialist Manifesto Is a Great Book to Read if You Want to Know Why Socialism Always Fails

Barr Is an Accomplice in Trump’s “Witch Hunt” Smears

Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill

Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen on How Abortion Rights Were Poor Even Before Recent State-Level Restrictions

Can the U.S. Government Learn From the Pain of the Great Recession?

A Sixth Migrant Child Has Now Died in U.S. Government Custody

There Is Progressive Momentum in America, if You Look in the Right Places

Congress Will Likely Soon Have Its Hands on a Trove of Trump Financial Documents

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