In this issue

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 “reuni‚cation camps” with the mom or dad they hate.
By Barbara Bradley Hagerty

School Wasn't So Great Before Covid, Either

Yes, remote schooling has been a misery—but it’s offering a rare chance to rethink early education entirely.

10+ mins

There's No Stopping Santa

The middle of a global pandemic might seem like a good time to cut back on holiday excess. But then, we live in America.

6 mins

Death Of A Small Business

“I’m more than just my store,” my father told me. And yet, for nearly his entire adult life, all of his decisions had argued the opposite.

10+ mins

The Last Children of Down Syndrome

Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn't. This is just the beginning.

10+ mins

THE 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.

10+ mins

The Existential Despair of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Revisiting the most disturbing Christmas special

8 mins

Bringing Politics Into the Classroom

Why it’s impossible—and irresponsible— for teachers in minority communities to ignore the subject

10 mins

The Many Lives of Adrienne Rich

Praised by W. H. Auden as neat and modest, she vowed to be passionate and radical instead.

10 mins

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