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How Amy Coney Barrett Is Backfiring for the Right

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The State Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

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The Great Demi Lovato Froyo Scandal of 2021 Has a Lesson for Celebrities

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Chuck E. Cheese’s Music Is Legitimately Great—and Surprisingly Anti-Capitalist

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The Thrilling Collapse of the European Super League

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When he told me about his past, I never thought it would actually catch up with him.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not Our Boundaries

Help! My Teenager Prefers the Pronouns “It/Its.”

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A Black Teenage Girl Is Shot and Killed by Columbus Police

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The past year has brought no answers. It has only forced an honest reckoning.

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The Case Against Nomadland

Jack Hamilton

The Oscar front-runner’s flaws run deeper than its portrayal of Amazon.

The World Doesn’t Need Another Captain America

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Why Do We Feel So Compelled To Lug Around Bottled Water Everywhere?

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HBO’s New Series Found a Better Way to Satirize Silicon Valley

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Alex Marcus

Nothing Captures How Horny We All Are Like PissTok

Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher

The College Baseball Announcer Who Made the Catch of the Year

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The Most Disturbing Part of the Latest Tesla Crash

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The Really Surprising Thing About Fully Vaccinated People Who Get COVID-19

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It Will Take a Lot More Than Money to Get Internet to Every American

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Gridlock Is Coming Back. Noise Doesn’t Have to.

David Zipper

The Latest Tesla Crash Tells Us a Lot About the Risks of Computers on Wheels

Matthew N. Eisler

How a Toxic Battle Over Wolves in Europe Became a Productive Conversation

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Really Though, What Jeans Are in Style Now?

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No one is quite sure which denim our legs will want once our arms have been jabbed.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not Our Boundaries

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Ask a Teacher: My Child’s School Wants Me to Reform Its Misogynistic Culture

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The Political Media Is Having a “Gotta Hear Both Sides” Relapse

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The Florida Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Mark Joseph Stern

Ignore Derek Chauvin’s Sentencing

Somil Trivedi

Should a Schoolteacher Be Punished for Going to the Capitol Riot?

Mary Harris

Why Did So Many Americans Support the Invasion of Iraq?

Noreen Malone

There’s No Good Exit Plan for Afghans Who Supported American Forces

Joshua Keating

Brett Kavanaugh’s Opinion Restoring Juvenile Life Without Parole Is Dishonest and Barbaric

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Punishment Is Not Accountability

Political Gabfest

How Amy Coney Barrett Is Backfiring for the Right

The Really Surprising Thing About Fully Vaccinated People Who Get COVID-19

Should a Schoolteacher Be Punished for Going to the Capitol Riot?

Brett Kavanaugh’s Dishonest Decision Restoring Juvenile Life Without Parole

Slow Burn

Why Did So Many Americans Support the Invasion of Iraq?

The Aristocrat and the CIA Officer Who Plotted to Overthrow Saddam Hussein—in 1995

Florida

The State Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Chauvin Trial

Ignore Chauvin’s Sentencing

The World

There’s No Good Exit Plan for Afghans Who Supported U.S. Forces

Tech Troubles

HBO’s New Series Found a Better Way to Satirize Silicon Valley

New president. New court. We’re ready for what’s next.

The World Doesn’t Need Another Captain America

The Great Demi Lovato Froyo Scandal of 2021 Has a Lesson for Celebrities

Entertainment

Chuck E. Cheese’s Music Is Legitimately Great—and Surprisingly Anti-Capitalist

Nothing Captures How Horny We All Are Like PissTok

The Thrilling Collapse of the European Super League

When he told me about his past, I never thought it would actually catch up with him.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not Our Boundaries

Podcast Episode Help! My Teenager Prefers the Pronouns “It/Its.”

Help! My Boyfriend Is Always Right.

Help! I Regained My Smell After COVID. Now I Can’t Stand My Fiancé’s Scent.

My Wife Has Declared We Will Never Have Sex Again

Punishment Is Not Accountability

The Florida Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Ignore Derek Chauvin’s Sentencing

The World Doesn’t Need Another Captain America

Should a Schoolteacher Be Punished for Going to the Capitol Riot?

Why Did So Many Americans Support the Invasion of Iraq?

How Amy Coney Barrett Is Backfiring for the Right

The Really Surprising Thing About Fully Vaccinated People Who Get COVID-19

A Black Teenage Girl Is Shot and Killed by Columbus Police

I’ll Never Watch TV Moms the Same Way Again

The Case Against Nomadland

The World Doesn’t Need Another Captain America

Why Do We Feel So Compelled To Lug Around Bottled Water Everywhere?

HBO’s New Series Found a Better Way to Satirize Silicon Valley

Chuck E. Cheese’s Music Is Legitimately Great—and Surprisingly Anti-Capitalist

Nothing Captures How Horny We All Are Like PissTok

The College Baseball Announcer Who Made the Catch of the Year

The Most Disturbing Part of the Latest Tesla Crash

The Really Surprising Thing About Fully Vaccinated People Who Get COVID-19

It Will Take a Lot More Than Money to Get Internet to Every American

Gridlock Is Coming Back. Noise Doesn’t Have to.

The Latest Tesla Crash Tells Us a Lot About the Risks of Computers on Wheels

How a Toxic Battle Over Wolves in Europe Became a Productive Conversation

New York’s Ridiculous Elections Are Why We Could Have Mayor Andrew Yang

Why We Don’t Know What’s Actually Going on With Periods and COVID Vaccines

Really Though, What Jeans Are in Style Now?

What Can Parents Do About Bills Targeting Trans Youth?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not Our Boundaries

Help! My Fiancé Is Probably Going to Prison. Should I Leave Him?

Ask a Teacher: My Child’s School Wants Me to Reform Its Misogynistic Culture

The Great Demi Lovato Froyo Scandal of 2021 Has a Lesson for Celebrities

Lesbians in Paris … and in Period Dramas

The Political Media Is Having a “Gotta Hear Both Sides” Relapse

The Florida Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Ignore Derek Chauvin’s Sentencing

Should a Schoolteacher Be Punished for Going to the Capitol Riot?

Why Did So Many Americans Support the Invasion of Iraq?

There’s No Good Exit Plan for Afghans Who Supported American Forces

Brett Kavanaugh’s Opinion Restoring Juvenile Life Without Parole Is Dishonest and Barbaric

Punishment Is Not Accountability

Help! My Teenager Prefers the Pronouns “It/Its.”