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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.

Everything We Know About Trauma Suggests Christine Blasey Ford Is Telling the Truth

Jonathan Foiles

The Media May Need Tech Execs Like Marc Benioff. It Should Fear Them Too.

April Glaser

When You Buy Something From iTunes, You Don’t Really Own It

Aaron Perzanowski

Twitter Is Giving Its Most Rabid Users What They Want: A Reverse-Chronological Timeline

April Glaser

Why Marco Rubio Went on a Twitter Tirade Against Salt Bae

Molly Olmstead

Only Radically Enhancing Humanity Can Save Us All

Phil Torres

The Best (and Worst) Features of iOS 12

Christina Bonnington

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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“Jen & Ben Renew Their Vows!”

Ruth Graham

Why tabloids are obsessed with predicting the reunion of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Strategist Editors

Why Chrissy Teigen and Others With Difficult Names Live in a Constant Vortex of Awkwardness and Tension

Rachelle Hampton

In This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Can I Cut My Sister Out of My Life?

Carvell Wallace

My Child Does Well at School, but He Avoids Chores at All Costs. How Do We Teach Him to Be a Team Player?

Carvell Wallace

Our One Fight: The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

Richard Brookhiser and Jeanne Safer

How Conservative Christians Are Responding to the Kavanaugh Allegations

Ruth Graham

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.

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

The Rate of Uninsured Americans Had Been Falling for Years. Now It’s Stalled Out.

Jordan Weissmann

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

Henry Grabar

News & Politics

What really matters

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A Killer Who Didn’t Kill

Katie Rose Quandt

In the U.S., you can get convicted of felony murder without taking someone’s life. Curtis Brooks’ case shows that needs to change.

Christine Blasey Ford Wants an FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegation Before Testifying Before Senate

Elliot Hannon

Christine Blasey Ford Wants Full Scrutiny of Her Claims Against Brett Kavanaugh. The GOP Should Support That.

William Saletan

Brett Kavanaugh Is the Perfect Nominee for Our Era of Elite Impunity

Jamelle Bouie

The Key Supreme Court Cases That Will Be Affected if Kavanaugh Doesn’t Get Confirmed in September

Mark Joseph Stern

No One Really Wants This Hearing

Jim Newell

Trump Is Not Actually That Susceptible to Flattery

Joshua Keating

Notable topics

Men Are More Afraid Than Ever

No Senators Really Want to Hold the Christine Blasey Ford Hearing

Kavanaugh Is the Perfect Nominee for Our Era of Elite Impunity

Why Ford’s Accusation Must Be Investigated Before Any Hearing

Each Day Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Is Delayed Is a Day Liberals Can Still Win at SCOTUS

Our President

Trump Is Not Actually That Susceptible to Flattery

Mental Health

A Q&A With the Psychiatrist Who Says WH Officials Called Her With Concerns About Trump

Everything We Know About Trauma Suggests Christine Blasey Ford Is Telling the Truth

Apple

The Best and Worst Features of iOS 12

Migrants

How a Tiny Italian Town Welcomed Hundreds of Refugees and Saved Itself

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

My Kid Will Do Anything to Avoid His Chores

Should Fans Be Excited or Worried About Netflix’s New Live-Action Last Airbender?

Relationships

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

Why Tabloids Long for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner to Reunite

An Interview With a Person Who’s Never Been Dumped

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

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.

Help! My Friend Can’t Keep a Job. Should I Tell Her That Her Personality Is the Problem?

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Why Chrissy Teigen and Others With Difficult Names Live in a Constant Vortex of Awkwardness and Tension

In This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Can I Cut My Sister Out of My Life?

My Child Does Well at School, but He Avoids Chores at All Costs. How Do We Teach Him to Be a Team Player?

Our One Fight: The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

The Trailer for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Offers a First Look at The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, If You’ve Never Seen The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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

The Worst Part of That Soon-Yi Previn Profile Is the Way It Portrays Woody Allen as an Oblivious Lunk

Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Held Accountable for His Alleged Actions at Age 17

Men Are More Afraid Than Ever

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Don’t Let Trump’s Penis Ruin Toad, the Mushroom-Headed Sage of Mario Kart

The Trailer for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Offers a First Look at The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, If You’ve Never Seen The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

Should Fans Be Excited or Worried About Netflix’s New Live-Action Last Airbender?

How the Co-Hosts of The Talk Reacted to Julie Chen’s Emotional Goodbye Video

Roseanne Says Her Character Will Die From an Opioid Overdose on The Conners, and She’s Not Pleased

Did Kanye West Just Announce One New Album, or Two?

The New Movie From the Creator of This Is Us Is Bad Enough to Make You Question Life Itself

Facebook’s Crackdown on Misinformation Might Actually Be Working

Everything We Know About Trauma Suggests Christine Blasey Ford Is Telling the Truth

The Media May Need Tech Execs Like Marc Benioff. It Should Fear Them Too.

When You Buy Something From iTunes, You Don’t Really Own It

Twitter Is Giving Its Most Rabid Users What They Want: A Reverse-Chronological Timeline

Why Marco Rubio Went on a Twitter Tirade Against Salt Bae

Only Radically Enhancing Humanity Can Save Us All

The Best (and Worst) Features of iOS 12

“Jen & Ben Renew Their Vows!”

How to Weatherproof Shoes and Boots, According to Experts

Why Chrissy Teigen and Others With Difficult Names Live in a Constant Vortex of Awkwardness and Tension

In This Week’s Care and Feeding Extra: Can I Cut My Sister Out of My Life?

My Child Does Well at School, but He Avoids Chores at All Costs. How Do We Teach Him to Be a Team Player?

Our One Fight: The Liberal vs. the Pro-Lifer

How Conservative Christians Are Responding to the Kavanaugh Allegations

Black Space, White Blindness

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

The Rate of Uninsured Americans Had Been Falling for Years. Now It’s Stalled Out.

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

A Killer Who Didn’t Kill

Christine Blasey Ford Wants an FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegation Before Testifying Before Senate

Christine Blasey Ford Wants Full Scrutiny of Her Claims Against Brett Kavanaugh. The GOP Should Support That.

Brett Kavanaugh Is the Perfect Nominee for Our Era of Elite Impunity

The Key Supreme Court Cases That Will Be Affected if Kavanaugh Doesn’t Get Confirmed in September

No One Really Wants This Hearing

Trump Is Not Actually That Susceptible to Flattery

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