Ross Douthat

How We Got to This Marco Rubio Moment

The secretary of state has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.

The Ezra Klein Show

‘This Is Something That Traditional Economics Isn’t Prepared to Deal With’

Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.

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Nicholas Kristof

Let’s Go Beyond Trump’s Vile Words About Rob Reiner

We must do far more to address the national crisis of addiction that leaves so many households in despair as well as danger.

Ross Douthat

There’s a Simpler Explanation for the Rightward Shift of Young Men

Does discrimination drive alienation?

Michael D.C. Drout

Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth

How providence and loss helped shape “The Lord of the Rings.”

Behind the Curtain of Luxury Room Service at the Plaza Hotel

This is the busiest season for Syed Rahmani, who has been tending to well-heeled guests for 27 years.

Tuck Yourself In at Night. Then Tuck Your Bed In for the Day.

With only 215 square feet to use, the designers of a Milan apartment left space for living and dining areas by creating a bed that rolls under the kitchen cabinets.

Your Top Health Questions of 2025

Is there a “least bad” alcohol? Is Benadryl harming your health? Here are the answers you wanted most this year.

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.

The Most Popular Wirecutter Picks of 2025