On Losing a Daughter
The people we were died at the exact moment our child did.
Family
The Most Tortured Relationship in America
Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.
In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids
Feisty children can be exhausting. They also possess a moral fire that deserves cultivating.
The Endless Goodbye
More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.
Why Friendship Is Like Improv
“If I’m onstage with people I’ve been performing with for 20-some years … I never get left hanging.”
‘As a Father ...’
In the first round of Democratic presidential debates, male candidates were eager to play the dad card, while none of the mothers running mentioned her parenthood.
Bridging the LGBTQ Generation Gap
Older and younger LGBTQ-identifying people sit down together for candid conversations.
A Rare Photo of a Rarely Photographed Crisis
An image can make an atrocity seem more real to the American public—but why do people need to see in order to feel?
The Biggest Deterrent to Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
Children’s-rights advocates have been working to fix statute-of-limitation laws that stop victims from coming forward later in life.
How Do Rich Neighborhoods Exist So Close to Poor Ones?
The research of the Harvard economist Raj Chetty shows that the scale of inequality is incredibly small.
‘Children Were Dirty, They Were Scared, and They Were Hungry’
An immigration attorney describes what she witnessed at the border.
How to Respond to Teens’ ‘Emotional Eruptions’
Adolescents’ newly complex feelings are something they often struggle to make sense of.
The Yale Happiness Class, Distilled
The psychology professor Laurie Santos delivers the “shortest possible crash-course version” of the university’s most popular course ever.
Children Cannot Parent Other Children
Reports of babies and toddlers being left in the care of slightly older children in detention facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border reveal an ongoing atrocity.