The Price of $5 Donations: Is Small-Dollar Fund-Raising Doing More Harm Than Good?
Tim Miller and Micah Sifry on how grass-roots funding has changed American politics.
In New York, Subway Crime Is an Issue Even as Risk Is Low
From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy.
Young Migrants Describe Hunger, Illness and Trauma at UK Asylum Center
The overcrowded facility in southeastern England is supposed to house asylum seekers for very short periods, but teenagers who have stayed there detailed inhumane conditions and long stays.
It Looks Like a Shell, but an Octopus and 40,000 Eggs Live Inside
Scientists are studying how the argonaut octopus evolved the ability to produce a floating shell-like structure to care for its offspring.
Forecasting the Future of Election Prediction Markets
After flying under the radar as academic experiments, the markets are facing close regulatory scrutiny. But they are worth preserving, our columnist says.
Brushing Teeth: Is It Better Before Breakfast or After?
It’s a hotly debated question in dentistry.
Are Vasectomies Reversible?
If you are considering the procedure, but are worried about its permanence, here is what experts want you to know.
When Twitter Is ‘Free,’ We Pay With Our Privacy
Elon Musk is not the worst thing about Twitter.
Facebook’s Future: My Sad, Lonely, Expensive Adventures in the Metaverse
Meta is spending billions on virtual reality, and it has very little to show for it.
The Backlash to Progressives’ Ukraine Letter Shows the New Cancel Culture in Washington
A climate of conformity is taking over in the capital.