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A new study finds that suspected hoax and propaganda sites have been getting less engagement on Facebook since the 2016 election—and getting more on Twitter.

Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Direct Book Donations in Shift to Expensive E-Books

Mia Armstrong

3D-Printing Gun Pioneer Cody Wilson Charged With Sexual Assault of a Minor

April Glaser

IQ Scores Look to Be Declining. Is There a Complicated Explanation, or Are We Just Getting Dumber?

Daniel Engber

No One Should Be Shocked by the EU Copyright Law That Would “Ban Memes”

Eleonora Rosati

Future Tense Newsletter: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Anthony Nguyen

Will Your Universal Basic Income Check Soon Be in the Mail?

Anthony Nguyen

Should You Buy the iPhone XS? Only if You Fall Into One of These Five Categories.

Christina Bonnington

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Richard Brookhiser and Jeanne Safer

Every time we fight, we’re replaying an old argument that’s rooted in our drastically different political views.

Why the Feud Between Asia Argento and Rose McGowan Is So Incredibly Dispiriting

Christina Cauterucci

Help! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

What Hollywood Could Learn From Florida Farmworkers About Fighting Sexual Assault

Bernice Yeung

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Powerful Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

Rebecca Onion

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Strategist Editors

Chrissy Teigen Gave Up on People Mispronouncing Her Name. As Someone With My Own “Difficult” Name, I Get It.

Rachelle Hampton

Business

Where the money goes

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Black Space, White Blindness

Henry Grabar

Why white Americans have such a hard time picturing a middle-class black neighborhood.

For North Carolina, and for the Rest of Us, the Danger Is Rain

Henry Grabar

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

Matthew Zeitlin

Tesla Stock Plummets After Report of Criminal Probe Into Musk’s Buyout Statements

Matthew Zeitlin

Why Trump’s Expected Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods Is Actually Not Such a Big Deal

Jordan Weissmann

Jeff Bezos’ $2 Billion Donation to Build Preschools and Fight Homelessness Is, Well, Morally Complicated

Jordan Weissmann

How Homebuilders Made North Carolina Vulnerable to Florence

Henry Grabar

I’m Not Totally Freaked Out by Trump’s Trade War With China—Yet

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Close, but No Denuclearization

Fred Kaplan

A new agreement between North and South Korea makes clear that Kim isn’t giving up his nukes, and Trump isn’t interested in making him.

Conservative Super PAC in Wisconsin Recruits the Democrat’s Own Brother to Do a Nasty Campaign Ad

Josh Voorhees

Professor Convicted of Using Carbon Monoxide-Filled Yoga Ball to Murder Wife and Daughter

Molly Olmstead

Republicans Would Love a Hearing Without Christine Blasey Ford. Democrats Might Gift It to Them.

Jim Newell

Two Murders in Iowa, the Court’s Docket, and Male Terror

Rebecca Onion

Paul Manafort’s Lawyers May Have Broken the Law

Rebecca Roiphe

Sen. Jeff Flake Calls Donald Trump Jr.’s Joke About Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser “Sickening”

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Notable topics

Why Is Tiger Woods Here?

Another Young Woman Murdered in Iowa, but Trump and Tucker Carlson Won’t Talk About This One

Republicans Would Love a Hearing Without Christine Blasey Ford. Democrats Might Gift It to Them.

Why the Feud Between Asia Argento and Rose McGowan Is So Incredibly Dispiriting

Trump World

Manafort’s Lawyers May Have Broken the Law

Jeff Flake Calls Don Trump Jr.’s Joke About Kavanaugh’s Accuser “Sickening”

#MeToo

Why Even #MeToo Skeptics Are Praising This Essay on Teen Sexual Assault

Crime

Professor Convicted of Using Carbon Monoxide-Filled Yoga Ball to Murder Wife and Daughter

Apple

Should You Buy the New iPhone XS?

A conversation with the co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

She’s a Liberal. He Works at National Review.

Who Would Buy This $1,250 Novis Cropped Cardigan?

FAMILY

My Kid Will Do Anything to Avoid His Chores

Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet

How to Choose the Right Sippy Cup From Amazon’s 10 Million Options

If my sister found out about this, she might well disown her kids.

Help! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.

Help! My Son’s Summer Fling Is Pregnant, and I Want Her to Keep the Baby.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Abused Husbands

Help! My Boyfriend Tricked Me Into Becoming Friends With His Other Girlfriend.

Should You Buy the iPhone XS? Only if You Fall Into One of These Five Categories.

Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Direct Book Donations in Shift to Expensive E-Books

Tiger Woods Is Still Playing Golf With a Fused Spine at Age 42. What Is He Trying to Prove?

Why the Feud Between Asia Argento and Rose McGowan Is So Incredibly Dispiriting

Conservative Super PAC in Wisconsin Recruits the Democrat’s Own Brother to Do a Nasty Campaign Ad

Professor Convicted of Using Carbon Monoxide-Filled Yoga Ball to Murder Wife and Daughter

The Kavanaugh Accusation Has Men More Afraid Than Ever

An Interview With the Psychiatrist Who Says White House Officials Called Her With Concerns About Trump’s Mental Health

How Will the President Respond to His Penis Being Described as “the Mushroom Character From Mario Kart”?

Two Murders in Iowa

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Why Is Tiger Woods Even Here?

Searches for “Toad” Porn Have Skyrocketed Following the Trump Penis Revelation

Watch A Star Is Born, Now With Miss Piggy and Kermit

What if James Corden, Not Constance Wu, Was the Star of Crazy Rich Asians?

Bert and Ernie Are Not Gay and Sesame Street Can Totally Prove It

Ian Buruma Out as New York Review of Books Editor After Publishing Controversial Jian Ghomeshi Essay

Jimmy Kimmel Follows Up With Emmys Proposer Glenn Weiss and His Fiancée

Facebook’s Crackdown on Misinformation Might Actually Be Working

Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Direct Book Donations in Shift to Expensive E-Books

3D-Printing Gun Pioneer Cody Wilson Charged With Sexual Assault of a Minor

IQ Scores Look to Be Declining. Is There a Complicated Explanation, or Are We Just Getting Dumber?

No One Should Be Shocked by the EU Copyright Law That Would “Ban Memes”

Future Tense Newsletter: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Will Your Universal Basic Income Check Soon Be in the Mail?

Should You Buy the iPhone XS? Only if You Fall Into One of These Five Categories.

The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Why the Feud Between Asia Argento and Rose McGowan Is So Incredibly Dispiriting

Help! I Had to Give My Flaky Friends the Freeze-out—but Now I Really Miss Them.

What Hollywood Could Learn From Florida Farmworkers About Fighting Sexual Assault

Why Caitlin Flanagan’s Powerful Essay on Teen Sexual Assault Is So Appealing to #MeToo Skeptics

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Chrissy Teigen Gave Up on People Mispronouncing Her Name. As Someone With My Own “Difficult” Name, I Get It.

Black Space, White Blindness

For North Carolina, and for the Rest of Us, the Danger Is Rain

Commerce Secretary Uses Office Space Logic to Defend Tariffs

Tesla Stock Plummets After Report of Criminal Probe Into Musk’s Buyout Statements

Why Trump’s Expected Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods Is Actually Not Such a Big Deal

Jeff Bezos’ $2 Billion Donation to Build Preschools and Fight Homelessness Is, Well, Morally Complicated

How Homebuilders Made North Carolina Vulnerable to Florence

I’m Not Totally Freaked Out by Trump’s Trade War With China—Yet

Close, but No Denuclearization

Conservative Super PAC in Wisconsin Recruits the Democrat’s Own Brother to Do a Nasty Campaign Ad

Professor Convicted of Using Carbon Monoxide-Filled Yoga Ball to Murder Wife and Daughter

Republicans Would Love a Hearing Without Christine Blasey Ford. Democrats Might Gift It to Them.

Two Murders in Iowa, the Court’s Docket, and Male Terror

Paul Manafort’s Lawyers May Have Broken the Law

Sen. Jeff Flake Calls Donald Trump Jr.’s Joke About Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser “Sickening”

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