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The “cradle” vs. “convert” fight comes to Washington.

The “cradle” vs. “convert” fight comes to Washington.


Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools.


Will the next pope be liberal or conservative? Neither.


The political balancing act at the heart of the new conclave.
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An exhausting — if not exhaustive — timeline of J.K. Rowling’s transphobia.


Say goodbye to your $30 toaster.

To understand the future of child care, look to Idaho.


Correspondent Rachel Cohen shares her reporter’s log from her trip to Boise, Idaho, to cover their political fight around child care.


The Oklahoma charter school case is one of two April cases seeking to remake schools in the religious right’s image.


An influential Christian right law firm asks the justices to impose an impossible burden on teachers.


Meet the lonely men who think the tariffs will get them girlfriends.


Super-schedulers have a solution for our busy lives. Not everyone is a fan.


The authors of Project 2025 are at it again with Project Esther, a plan that’s supposedly about fighting antisemitism.


The tariffs are a baby tax, too.


Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots.


It feels terrible to do nothing while the market tanks. It’s still the best course of action.


There are other ways to invest in yourself besides homeownership.

I value my independence and don’t want my partner to end up controlling me.

Nothing will cure you of perfectionism faster than trying to grow living things.

Astrology’s enormous appeal, explained for believers and skeptics.


Bush-era purity culture is so back.


Going off to school has never felt more uncertain.


I spent a week living with the new Light Phone. It wasn’t long enough.

The world feels more menacing, even if it isn’t.


Although there are unanswered questions about how far the Court will go.


The best regimen starts before you start sneezing.




Roku, Amazon, and practically every company in the streaming business are inventing new ways to make money off your data.


I tried to find my personal style and all I got was this existential crisis.


Easy rules for decluttering, even for pack rats.




Getting your dreams crushed can be surprisingly good for you.


Apparently, we can’t even trust these justices to follow their own very recent precedents.


It’s not just in the movies. Gen X women are having the best sex of their lives.


Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin risks giving employers a sweeping new power to ignore laws protecting their workers.


Boredom can be a powerful force — if you know how to interpret it.


If your child starts talking to a can of tomato paste, don’t worry.


It took months of living without Spotify’s algorithm to realize I had trained it too well.


More people report eating their meals alone. Here’s why that matters.


The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.


The Court decided an identical case two years ago. But every voting rights case that reaches this Court is dangerous.




The Court will decide if therapists have a right to practice anti-LGBTQ “conversion therapy.”


A dating coach for men on the state of relationships.