The man who bet against humanity — and lost
On February 9, 1970, Johnny Carson did something that would be unthinkable for a late night host today, or really ...
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150 years ago, nine words changed the world
On March 10, 1876, a 29-year-old Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell sat in a modest laboratory at 5 Exeter ...
These reforms could transform criminal justice for people — and they cost almost nothing
The United States is in the middle of one of the most dramatic crime declines in its history — and ...
Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Everything about the American economy right now feels weird. The hiring picture is weird; the stock market is weird; and ...
The quiet revolution that made your home, car, and wallet a lot safer
A few weeks back, in the run-up to Christmas, my family was doing what it always does during the holiday ...
The world just passed a surprisingly positive milestone on nuclear weapons
The post-war international order may be tearing apart at the seams and international law is increasingly looking like a polite ...
We just took a major step forward in protecting the oceans
In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the coast of ...
5 strategies to help your New Year’s resolution survive “Quitter’s Day”
It’s January 3. The gyms are suddenly crowded; the freshly bought journals are pristine; and suddenly, everyone you know is ...
The 2025 stories that prove people still run toward danger
One of my favorite books is Larissa MacFarquhar’s Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help. The ...
The end of malaria
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