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e Historian Who Sees the Future Peter Turchin believes he has discovered iron laws that dictate the rise and fall of civilizations. He predicts a dire decade for the United States. By Graeme Wood When a Child Is a Weapon Family courts are often at a loss when one parent turns a child against the other in a divorce. Some judges are forcing kids to attend “reunication camps” with the mom or dad they hate. By Barbara Bradley Hagerty
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The Relentless Philip Roth
In his life as in his fiction, the author pursued the shameful, the libidinous, the repellent.
DISPATCHES: AMERICA WITHOUT GOD
As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity has risen. Will the quest for secular redemption through politics doom the American idea?
The Radiant Inner Life of a Robot
Kazuo Ishiguro returns to masters and servants with a story of love between a machine and the girl she belongs to.
THE INTERNET DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AWFUL
The civic habits necessary for a functioning republic have been killed off by an internet kleptocracy that profits from disinformation, polarization, and rage. Here’s how to fix that.
NO, REALLY, ARE WE ROME?
The sack of the Capitol was thwarted. But history suggests that corrosive change can be hard to see while it’s happening.
Looking Up
When you are an ant, the stakes are always high. There are those who would eat you—birds, snakes, bigger bugs—and those who could trample you and your environment in a single sneakered step. These enormous beings may not mean you any harm, but it is impact, not intention, that matters most.
Private Schools Are Indefensible
The Gulf between how rich kids and poor kids are educated in America is obscene.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Long COVID
A growing g number of clinicians are on an urgent quest to find treatments for a frighteningly pervasive problem. They’ve had surprising early success.
Beirut – After The Blast
Last summer’s explosion in Beirut killed hundreds of people and damaged much of the city. My efforts to repair my apartment reveal a lot about how Lebanon works—and doesn’t.
Our Sad Souvenirs of The Pandemic
Americans can’t go anywhere, but we’re still buying the T-shirt.
