America is built for driving. There’s hidden demand for something better.
Maybe you’ve heard this unkind old joke about American culture: We will pay a small fortune to amble through the…
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The strange grief of not wanting kids
Mingaile Kieraite remembers what it felt like observing those close to her become parents. As family members shared…
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Trump’s Smithsonian vendetta, briefly explained
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch speaks during an event at the Smithsonian National Museum of…
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Why Iowa is a state to watch in the midterms
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand greets members of the audience during a campaign visit to the Cass County…
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The mystery at the heart of Trump’s trade war
Trucks cross into the United States from Canada on the Gordie Howe International Bridge on September 6, 2026. | Jeff…
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The smartphone trap we built for ourselves
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of things that, as recently as seven years ago, we could reliably do without a smartphone:…
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How Christians can fight back against Christian nationalism
Community faith leaders gather for a prayer vigil on the second anniversary of January 6 in 2023 in Washington, DC.…
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Your food may be safe. Its packaging is another story.
Baby food pouches, in particular, carry a higher chemical exposure risk. | Jeffrey Greenberg, Universal Images Group…
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Data centers are bringing Americans together
Protesters rally against data centers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 27, 2026. | Jay Janner/The…
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My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something.
Editor’s note, September 6, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while…
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An evangelical explains what people get wrong about her faith
Attendees pray together before President Donald Trump addresses the crowd at the King Jesus International Ministry…
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Can Democrats flip Florida in 2026?
Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon visits Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood as she campaigns on August 29, 2026.…
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Gen Z’s politics aren’t what people think
An attendee during a debate watch party with the Miami-Dade Young Democrats in Miami, Florida, on September 10, 2024. |…
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How to survive a national debt scare
An electronic billboard on a bus stop in Washington, DC, displays the current US national debt on August 30, 2026. |…
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Can synthetic cells save the world?
Associate professor Kate Adamala has been busy. Her lab at the University of Minnesota takes chemicals and dead,…
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It shouldn’t feel impossible to finish a book
A horror story of sorts is unfolding in the United States. It goes like this: AI has made it so effortless to access…
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The biggest advocate for slaughtering America’s wild horses might surprise you
Helicopters are commonly used to herd wild horses into temporary corrals before they are loaded into trailers and…
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The face of American feminism
American feminist leader and author Gloria Steinem photographed in San Francisco in 1977. | Janet Fries/Getty Images…
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The Jewish Democrats trying to get to “yes” on Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, leaves the stage after speaking during the state…
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Republicans ask the Supreme Court to give them a huge discount on ad spending
This Supreme Court, with its 6-3 Republican majority, will likely give the Republican Party what it’s asking for. |…
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What happens when a blue state votes on trans sports?
Members of the Conquer Chargers, the official girls flag football club of the Los Angeles Chargers prior to an NFL…
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The world is whiffing on its biggest climate goal
Even as we strive to limit climate change, we need to brace for the warming we can no longer prevent. | Neil…
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Meta suddenly cares about kids
For years, parents across the country have been calling on Congress to do something about social media’s harmful…
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How freaked out should you be about Trump’s plot to disrupt mail voting?
While the USPS rule is extremely bad, it’s not as bad as a whistleblower account might suggest. | Marcin Golba/NurPhoto…
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Moderates have one goal: Make Hasan Piker a 2028 liability
Hasan Piker’s work with progressive primary candidates raised the stakes for the midterms. | Florencia Tan Jun/Web…
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How to train like an Olympic weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting is defined by only two moves: the snatch and the clean and jerk. But behind what seems like a…
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A heartbreaking quest to donate my dad’s brain to science
I haven’t been on a three-way call this emotionally taxing since junior high school. James is explaining the situation…
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How to make friends by lying to them
Sometimes the best way to make friends is to lie. Around the world, people are gathering together to try to figure out…
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The plot to disrupt mail-in voting
Mail-in ballots sit waiting to be processed by workers at the county election office in Salt Lake City, Utah on October…
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We actually know how to help mothers with postpartum depression
A wave of local programs is offering promising new ideas about how to deliver better care for postpartum depression. |…
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A federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the law
ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. | John Moore/Getty…
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What would it take to actually stop the data centers?
Demonstrators wave signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in Imperial, California, on July…
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The Supreme Court just gave Trump his illegal ballroom
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on May 19, 2026 about his proposed White House ballroom next to what used to…
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Can we afford Iran?
A Patriot missile is launched as part of the Patriot Air Defense System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. |…
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Welcome to the September issue of The Highlight
A fledgling “loneliness economy” is booming on the back of warnings about just how bad loneliness can be for us —…
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The “super influencers” powering the post-Trump right
Though the preoccupations of the right’s new social thinkers may have arisen alongside Donald Trump, they themselves…
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