The people next door
Here’s how to build stronger neighborhood relationships and navigate the challenges of living next door.
Your Ring camera isn’t stopping crime. But it might be making you paranoid.
Doorbell surveillance is undermining neighborly relationships.
What’s inside the one bill Trump most desperately wants to become law
Citizenship proof to vote, strict ID requirements for in-person and mail voting, and more.
The moral case for being less online
Logging off social media doesn’t mean checking out of the world.
How dupes took over the world
The Verge’s Mia Sato explains the appeal and big business of dupes.
The twisted history Trump’s White House is using to redefine religious freedom
Is religious freedom on the retreat in America? A Trump commission certainly believes that to be true.
Why Americans are living longer again
US life expectancy is on track for a record high in 2025 as the death rate hit its lowest level…
The evidence against “ultra-processed” foods is weaker than you think
A new Science analysis argues that key randomized trials on UPFs were not controlled enough to show whether ultra-processing itself…
The solution to America’s 250th birthday mess? Party like it’s 1976.
Don’t let Trump ruin America’s anniversary.
The late historian who rekindled my hope for America’s future
Gordon Wood’s argument for the “radicalism” of the Revolution reveals something profound — and hopeful — about America.