The talking cure
Why are millions more Americans turning to talk therapy—and sticking with it? Carlos Blanco on the decline of a stigma, a shift in health coverage, and the individualization of treatment.
Anything you can do
How important is innovation to winning wars? Matthew A. Tattar, an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College,
Cultivated conflict
Why are American states banning lab-grown meat? Hanna Tuomisto on the technology, economics, and politics of a new industry.
Playing in the gray
In the 1990s, London was the number-one destination for corrupt businessmen from the former Soviet Union, most of whom had
Only connect
Why are Americans becoming so lonely? Milena Batanova on a problem U.S. officials have called an “epidemic.”
Untouchable
Why has Bitcoin become so popular with dissidents living in dictatorships? Farida Nabourema on what the emerging technology has in common with an old suitcase stuffed with cash.
‘They’re everywhere’
Why are there so many toxic chemicals in food? Rashmi Joglekar on where they come from and what they’re doing to people and the planet.
The crisis of internationalism
The crisis of internationalism. The world economy is in turmoil. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed stunning tariffs on most
‘Unknown territory’
‘Unknown territory.’ On April 24, the German government revised its forecast for GDP growth this year from 0.3 percent
Divergence
Why are younger men increasingly voting for the populist right and younger women, the environmental left? Rosie Campbell on a new gender divide in the Western world.
