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Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

William Saletan

Texas Superintendent Apologizes After Official Calls for “Opposing” Views to Holocaust

Daniel Politi

Supply Chain

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Woes

Jordan Weissmann

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

Henry Grabar

Pandemic

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been Two Doses From the Start

Daniel Politi

Robert Durst Is on a Ventilator After Contracting COVID-19

Daniel Politi

Washington

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

Daniel Politi

Media

Why Hasn’t the NYTimes Made Its Star Media Columnist Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Justin Peters

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

Sam Adams and Heather Schwedel

If you think figuring out who’s going to run Succession’s company is tough, try picking the most poisonous viper in this nest.

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

How to Do It

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Millions of People Left Behind by the Vaccine Are Facing a Stark Future

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A New Documentary Says Brittany Murphy Was the Victim of a Grift

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A Mom Who Hasn’t Gotten Vaxxed—and Might Not Vaccinate Her Kids—Explains Herself

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I didn't want to push him away during my pregnancy, but we broke up for a reason.

Help! I Took My Best Friend’s Virginity Before His Wedding. Should I Still Attend the Ceremony?

Help! My Brother Did Everything the Wrong Way, and Now He’s Thriving and a Millionaire.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Lost in the Weeds”

Help! My Toddler’s Day Care Manager Believes in QAnon.

Care and Feeding

I’m Worried My Easy-Crying Tendencies Are Rubbing Off on My Toddler

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Alaskan Entry, in This Week’s Open Thread

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A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Daniel Politi

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

William Saletan

Buttigieg Fires Back at Critics of Parental Leave: Biden Administration “Is Actually Pro-Family’

Daniel Politi

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been 2 Doses From the Start

Daniel Politi

Culture

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Netflix’s Botched Translation Misses a Key Part of Squid Game

Sharon Kwon

Sloppy subtitles reduce the global hit to violence porn.

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

Sam Adams and Heather Schwedel

Velvet Underground Director Todd Haynes on the Interview That Made Him Cry

Sam Adams

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco Take Their Place in Punk’s Lineage

Hit Parade

The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us

ICYMI

Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground Documentary Will Change the Way You Think About the Band

Carl Wilson

When Squid Game Memes Stop Being Funny

Rachelle Hampton

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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I Couldn’t Afford Hearing Aids Until I Got a Six-Figure Book Deal

Ariel Henley

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Supply Chain Woes

Jordan Weissmann

Why Hasn’t the New York Times Made Ben Smith Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Justin Peters

Don’t Celebrate Microsoft for Pulling LinkedIn Out of China Just Yet

Graham Webster

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

Henry Grabar

Doctors Are Putting Drug Vending Machines in Their Offices

Michael Schulson

Will a New Study on Menthol Cigarettes’ Harm to Black Americans Finally Push the FDA to Act?

Julia Craven

Future Tense Newsletter: We Need More Low-Stakes Rules for Internet Conduct

Torie Bosch

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Is the German Catholic Church Going Rogue or Saving Itself?

Molly Olmstead

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

Rich Juzwiak

Help! I Took My Best Friend’s Virginity Before His Wedding. Should I Still Attend the Ceremony?

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Dear Care and Feeding: Mealtime at Our House Is About to Become a Battleground

Michelle Herman

Do I Really Have to Bond with My Mom’s New Husband’s Family?

Michelle Herman

I Feel Terrible About What Turns Me On. But It’s So Hot.

How to Do It

Help! My Ex Is Insisting on an Embarrassing Name for Our Child Out of “Tradition.”

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News & Politics

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“Doing What an Angry 3-Year-Old Would Do” Is the Only Remaining Republican Principle

Ben Mathis-Lilley

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Daniel Politi

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

Daniel Politi

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been 2 Doses From the Start

Daniel Politi

As Many as 17 U.S. Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

Daniel Politi

Robert Durst Is on a Ventilator After Contracting COVID-19

Daniel Politi

Buttigieg Fires Back at Critics of Parental Leave: Biden Administration “Is Actually Pro-Family”

Daniel Politi

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

William Saletan

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Walked Straight Into a Trap

I’m a Little Bummed That Adele Lost Weight

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Donald Trump’s Note to Self

Texas Superintendent Apologizes After Official Calls for “Opposing” Views to Holocaust

Supply Chain

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Woes

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

Pandemic

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been Two Doses From the Start

Robert Durst Is on a Ventilator After Contracting COVID-19

Washington

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

Media

Why Hasn’t the NYTimes Made Its Star Media Columnist Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

Weekend Reads

Millions of People Left Behind by the Vaccine Are Facing a Stark Future

A New Documentary Says Brittany Murphy Was the Victim of a Grift

A Mom Who Hasn’t Gotten Vaxxed—and Might Not Vaccinate Her Kids—Explains Herself

I didn't want to push him away during my pregnancy, but we broke up for a reason.

Help! I Took My Best Friend’s Virginity Before His Wedding. Should I Still Attend the Ceremony?

Help! My Brother Did Everything the Wrong Way, and Now He’s Thriving and a Millionaire.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “Lost in the Weeds”

Help! My Toddler’s Day Care Manager Believes in QAnon.

I’m Worried My Easy-Crying Tendencies Are Rubbing Off on My Toddler

Alaskan Entry, in This Week’s Open Thread

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.

Buttigieg Fires Back at Critics of Parental Leave: Biden Administration “Is Actually Pro-Family’

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been 2 Doses From the Start

Netflix’s Botched Translation Misses a Key Part of Squid Game

Introducing the Worst Person in Waystar–Royco

Velvet Underground Director Todd Haynes on the Interview That Made Him Cry

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco Take Their Place in Punk’s Lineage

The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us

Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground Documentary Will Change the Way You Think About the Band

When Squid Game Memes Stop Being Funny

I Couldn’t Afford Hearing Aids Until I Got a Six-Figure Book Deal

The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Supply Chain Woes

Why Hasn’t the New York Times Made Ben Smith Sell His BuzzFeed Options Yet?

Don’t Celebrate Microsoft for Pulling LinkedIn Out of China Just Yet

What Americans Who Can’t Find a New Couch Are Resorting To

Doctors Are Putting Drug Vending Machines in Their Offices

Will a New Study on Menthol Cigarettes’ Harm to Black Americans Finally Push the FDA to Act?

Future Tense Newsletter: We Need More Low-Stakes Rules for Internet Conduct

Is the German Catholic Church Going Rogue or Saving Itself?

My Amazing Open Relationship Is Built on a White Lie

Help! I Took My Best Friend’s Virginity Before His Wedding. Should I Still Attend the Ceremony?

Dear Care and Feeding: Mealtime at Our House Is About to Become a Battleground

Do I Really Have to Bond with My Mom’s New Husband’s Family?

I Feel Terrible About What Turns Me On. But It’s So Hot.

Help! My Ex Is Insisting on an Embarrassing Name for Our Child Out of “Tradition.”

“Doing What an Angry 3-Year-Old Would Do” Is the Only Remaining Republican Principle

A Woman Was Raped on a Pennsylvania Train. Witnesses Didn’t Even Call 911.

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

Fauci: J&J Vaccine “Very Likely” Should Have Been 2 Doses From the Start

As Many as 17 U.S. Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

Robert Durst Is on a Ventilator After Contracting COVID-19

Buttigieg Fires Back at Critics of Parental Leave: Biden Administration “Is Actually Pro-Family”

Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want.