New York's Predictable Legal Pot 'Disaster'

AS OF EARLY May, more than three years after New York legalized recreational marijuana, just 119 licensed dispensaries were serving that market in the entire state.

Florida's Citrus Slaughter

MANY SOUTH FLORIDA residents remember with grief a day in the early ’00s when the government came for their citrus trees.

Cutting Off Israel

ENDING U.S. AID WOULD GIVE WASHINGTON LESS LEVERAGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THAT’S WHY IT’S WORTH DOING.

A Brief, Biased History of the Culture Wars

THE FIRST PAR AGR APH of the book jacket lays it out: “There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past.

SWAT Goes to College

A GRAY-HAIRED DARTMOUTH professor was tackled, zip-tied, and detained on May 1 along with about 90 other protesters.

Q&A Bryan Caplan

BRYAN CAPLAN IS known for his unconventional approach to tackling big issues.

WHAT CAUSED THE D.C.CRIME WAVE?

GOVERNMENT MISMANAGEMENT, NOT SENTENCING REFORM OR SPARSE SOCIAL SPENDING, DESERVES THE BLAME.

States Turn Their Backs on Criminal Justice Reform

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE to avoid the “strange bedfellows” cliché when reading about the criminal justice reform movement in the 2010s.

Republican Defenders of Abortion in Arizona

THOUGH STILL ON the books, Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion was buried deep in the state’s history—until recently.

DEMOCRACY IS LOSING THE PROPAGANDA WAR

AUTOCRATS IN CHINA, RUSSIA, AND ELSEWHERE ARE NOW MAKING COMMON CAUSE WITH MAGA REPUBLICANS TO DISCREDIT LIBERALISM AND FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD.

The History My Family Left Behind

A gun, a lynching, and an exodus from Mississippi

Ozempic or Bust

America has been trying to address the obesity epidemic for four decades now. So far, each new \"solution\" has failed to live up to its early promise.

THE AIRPORT-LOUNGE ARMS RACE

Inside the ever more extravagant competition to lure affluent travelers

Miranda July's Weird Road Trip

The author's midlife-crisis novel is full of estrangement, eroticism, and whimsy.

Hypochondria Never Dies

The diagnosis is officially gone, but health anxiety is everywhere.

The Wild Blood Dynasty

What a little-known family reveals about the nation's untamed spirit

The Engrossing Darkness of The Crow

Can a cult hit point the way forward for the beleaguered comic-book movie?

The Godfather of American Comedy

The funniest people on the planet think there's no funnier person than Albert Brooks.

THE ART OF SURVIVAL

In living with cancer, Suleika Jaouad has learned to wrench meaning from our short time on Earth.

Your Toxic Life

An independent lab has made a business of exposing what’s really inside everyday products

Kate Cox wanted to be a mom of three. Instead, she's a reluctant abortion advocate

IN THE TIDY BACKYARD OF KATE COX’S DALLAS-AREA home, there are two child-size lawn chairs alongside two toddler bicycles.

Flights of kites

An ancient folk craft tradition floats across time and still soars to new heights in modern times

Nikki Glaser

COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER NEVER WANTS TO OFFEND. \"I NEVER WANT TO say offensive or raunchy [things] or push the envelope, because that speaks to some kind of comedian who wants to rile people up.\"

Uranium dreams

The promise of clean nuclear power brings the West to Mongolia

NEXT GENERATION LEADERS

11 trailblazers who are challenging the status quo, leading with empathy, and forging solutions for a brighter future

Unraveling The Mummy After 25 Years

Its stars thought it would flop. Now a quarter of a century after its release, Arnold Vosloo, Rachel Weisz, Patricia Velásquez and Kevin J. O'Connor reflect on the cult classic

PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS 2024

A COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE with the public is essential. Managing a firm's reputation, driving interest in its products and limiting damage during times of crisis hinge in large part on the abilities of its public relations professionals.

THE WEST SHOULD EXERT EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE RUSSIA PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE POSSIBLE FOR ITS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION of Ukraine in February 2022 awakened the worst memories for Georgians.

RUSSIA'S THREAT TO THE WORLD

As Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as the nation's president, how safe are other countries from the Kremlin leader?

Why the Westminster Dog Show made me appreciate mutts

I SPENT THREE YEARS AMONG DOGS WITH BLOODLINES like British royalty.