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July 10, 2026
Should You Recline Your Airplane Seat?
Investigating the central dilemma of our time.
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June 19, 2026
Are Dads Getting Better?
At times, the question seems less about parenthood than about our views of men in a shifting world.
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June 12, 2026
Are Americans Too Old?
In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young and the elderly.
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May 29, 2026
Should You Automate Your Life?
A new book suggests that it’s time to embrace A.I. on your own terms.
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May 22, 2026
Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
It’s what most of us are, most of the time. Shouldn’t it be enough?
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May 8, 2026
Do We Think Too Much About the Future?
For most of history, people didn’t try predicting it. Maybe that was wise.
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