What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?Donald Trump is reminiscent of Kaiser Wilhelm II, during whose reign the upper echelons of the German government began to unravel into a…Oct 16, 20184Oct 16, 20184
Money Diaries, Where Millennial Women Go to Judge One Another’s Spending HabitsThe most lurid corner of the Internet is not a new dating app or a fetish site. It’s a column in which anonymous young professional women…Oct 8, 20182Oct 8, 20182
My Last Conversation with My FatherMy dad often told us that he assumed that he would have sons, but he ended up with girls. He eventually adjusted. As his firstborn, I…Oct 4, 20185Oct 4, 20185
When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan ZweigI wonder how far along the scale of moral degeneration Zweig would judge America to be in its current stateOct 2, 20184Oct 2, 20184
My Mother and Her ScammerShe was fooled by a group of expert criminals. The rest of us were fooled by her.Aug 23, 20189Aug 23, 20189
Are Things Getting Better or Worse?Why assessing the state of the world is harder than it sounds.Aug 20, 20184Aug 20, 20184
Refinery29, Kylie Jenner, and the Denial Underlying Millennial Financial ResentmentBy Jia TolentinoAug 8, 20182Aug 8, 20182
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting RacismBy Katy WaldmanAug 8, 20188Aug 8, 20188
Looking for Life on a Flat EarthWhat a burgeoning movement says about science, solace, and how a theory becomes truth.Jul 30, 201815Jul 30, 201815
The Rage of the IncelsIncels aren’t really looking for sex. They’re looking for absolute male supremacy.Jul 18, 20189Jul 18, 20189