Opinion | When the Rich Rail Against the ‘Elites’

Coastal elites may have power. But so do the wealthy — all over America.

Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching ‘The Sopranos’?

The show’s new audience is also seeing something different in it: a parable about a country in terminal decline.

‘I Can’t Imagine a Good Future’: Young Iranians Increasingly Want Out

Divorce is up, fertility rates are down and many from Iran’s younger generation are postponing weddings and searching for ways to leave the country in the face of economic and political stagnation.

Opinion | The Middle-Aged Sadness Behind the Cancel Culture Panic

It’s painful to feel repelled by the sensibilities of the young.

There’s a Reason Why You Overshare on Dates

Sometimes it’s hard to stop talking when you’re nervous. There’s a name for that — and some tips to help.

Opinion | Science Alone Can’t Heal a Sick Society

The political dysfunction that holds America hostage also holds science hostage.

Maggie Nelson Exposes Freedom’s Paradoxes

The poet and critic’s latest book, “On Freedom,” is a philosophical meditation on a concept at the center of American history and culture.

The Rise and Fall of ‘ZuckTalk’

So, there’s this oratory style that asks for validation while bulldozing through almost any topic, right?

Opinion | If You Skip the Vaccine, It Is My ‘Damn Business’

Wearing a helmet while bike riding, strapping on your seatbelt in a car — these are personal decisions. Vaccination is different.

Opinion | Loneliness Is Breaking America

Authoritarianism attracts isolated people.

What if American Democracy Fails the Climate Crisis?

Ezra Klein and four environmental thinkers discuss the limits of politics in facing down the threat to the planet.

This Is the Summer the Youth Own New York

For decades, certain corners of the city were so smoothed by money they seemed off-limits to those just starting out as adults. But for one brief shining moment, it all belongs to the young.