World Cup Tourists Are Giving Americans Exactly What We Crave
“OK, you haven’t had the full American experience until you try … the Walmaaart,” a young man with a French… Read More »World Cup Tourists Are Giving Americans Exactly What We Crave
Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Be a ‘Degenerate’?
The word “degenerate” has, across centuries, faded in and out of fashion and from one use to another, but its… Read More »Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Be a ‘Degenerate’?
I Think the Workmen at My Condo Are Being Exploited. What Should I Do?
From the Ethicist: A century ago, the great social theorist Max Weber contrasted the ethic of conviction with the ethic… Read More »I Think the Workmen at My Condo Are Being Exploited. What Should I Do?
I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.
At the same time, there are valid ecological reasons to include introduced species in a garden, too — a point… Read More »I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.
Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?
How long will MAHA hold together? All spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, kept… Read More »Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?
My Sister Insists That She Can’t Work. Should I Pay Her Bills?
My older sister is nearing the end of a brutal divorce and is struggling financially and emotionally. During the divorce,… Read More »My Sister Insists That She Can’t Work. Should I Pay Her Bills?
The Electric Pain in Her Tooth Baffled Every Dentist. What Was Wrong?
Quiet jazz played on the radio as the 69-year-old woman cruised down Interstate 57 from her home in Chicago Heights… Read More »The Electric Pain in Her Tooth Baffled Every Dentist. What Was Wrong?
The Perishable, Never-Ending Genius of Lionel Messi
Who is the best player at the 2026 World Cup? Lamine Yamal, the adorable Spanish teen whose braces sparkle when… Read More »The Perishable, Never-Ending Genius of Lionel Messi
Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap?
But the main thing that has come to annoy people is more philosophical. A futurist named Thomas Klaffke warns that… Read More »Is a ‘Frictionless’ Society a Trap?
How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think
Daniel Kahneman, the behavioral psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, distinguished between two modes of judgment: the quick, intuitive impressions… Read More »How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think