Gut Reactions

To research Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, MS, anxiety, and depression, you have to start in the digestive tract, not in the brain.

Frontenac and the French Revolution

Back then, luxury was there to be gawked at, fantasized about, tried on—and in time, marked way down, so that every once in a while, the goods were spread around.

Letters from Howard Nemerov’s Discreet Love Affair Are Finally Unfolded

The world knew Nemerov's poetry. No one guessed his heart.

Time to Revise the Golden Rule

The most universal rule humanity ever came up with, the Golden Rule was intact for centuries...till now.

“This Is Personal. And No, We Are Not Criminals”

Two accomplished, compassionate healthcare professionals describe what it took to get here as refugee kids—and how it feels to be here now.

Finally, an Explanation for the Paradox of MAGA Christianity

For a decade now, a lot of Americans have gone slightly crazy trying to reconcile Christianity with the policies and goals of MAGA. Tim Alberta explains.

How to Ignore the Crumbling of the Body—and the Body Politic

What does “crumbling” mean anyway? “Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration…. Disintegrating.

Why Pink Is So Complicated

I felt strong, refusing the Barbie color. But I denied myself too lavishly.

We Owe Our Lives to Some Bugs that Ate the Sun

For ten points, name the central event in the history of life.

Ten Rules for the New Administration…from the Emus

In the first official inter-species war on record...the emus won. Our new president might want to heed their advice.

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