The Horrible Rise of the Makeout Police
Rarely, as a romance reporter, am I confronted with breaking news. When I am, it can come in the form of a TikTok video. And in some cases, it’s a…
Lindsey Graham’s Last Laugh
Lindsey Graham always had a deep appreciation for earpieces, motorcades, and heavily secured environments. He recognized heady Washington status symbols when he saw them—including posthumous ones, such as big memorial…
Trump Crashes Into Reality
President Trump has mused about being the most powerful man in history. He has started wars and remade his nation’s economic and strategic relationships with the world. He has demanded,…
The Masculinity Scam
American manhood is a fragile and precarious thing, shattered by the slightest deviation from ever-shifting norms—eating the wrong taco, tasting tofu, not eating meat, or maybe eating too much meat.…
The Return of the Monarch
Source: theatlantic.com Summary Photographs and Videos by Ana Hop“¡Mire! ” My guide, Silvestre, pointed upward, as if I wasn’t already walking with my neck craned as far back as it could…
Automation Led to Economic Misery. AI Doesn’t Have To.
Over the past 40 years, the emergence of digital technology led to a surge in automation, amplifying inequality even as it increased productivity. Economic growth continued, but it enriched only…
The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. When Anthony Fauci arrives on Capitol Hill tomorrow to testify before Congress, he…
The Girlboss Is Dead
Whose side are you on? You have to choose—Alex or Alix—even though you don’t know what the fight is about. Even if you don’t even know who these women are.…
Is This What Comes After AI Slop?
Most self-published authors can only dream of writing something as popular as Daggermouth. Set in a surveillance state ruled by a masked elite, the novel traces the unlikely romance between…















The American Commentator Making Excuses for Iran
Source: YouTube Summary When I saw that the commentator Max Blumenthal was going to speak in Washington, D.C., about his recent trip to Iran, I couldn’t stay away. I have…