3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1320+ words) A psychology professor makes the case for hope. On Explain It Me, we try to give you useful information to help you navigate and understand the world around you. But lately there's been an elephant in the room: Life feels…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (745+ words) How society convinced us that childbearing is morally wrong without a fat budget. Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It's based on value pluralism " the idea that…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (60+ words) The only people with worse poll numbers than President Donald Trump are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (434+ words) What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained. Welcome to The Logoff: The economic impact of the Iran war is becoming clearer. What's happening? On Friday, we learned that inflation climbed to 3. 3 percent in March, almost 1 percentage…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (719+ words) Are we paying for infrastructure we won't need? This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From the cold snap this winter to the US war with Iran,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1231+ words) Most American Catholics were probably not expecting to spend the first week of Easter trying to figure out whether their government was threatening to overthrow the first American-born pope. Yet a handful of news reports this week raised that very…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (350+ words) Toughing out that awkward silence can help deeper issues come to the surface." If you, like me, often start your sessions by apologizing for "have nothing going on," consider this permission not to worry or feel awkward. Matt Sosnowsky, a…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (846+ words) We finally have some good news about housing affordability. Here is one narrative violation in the usual drumbeat of doom that we're used to hearing about housing in America: The rent, in many cities across the US, is getting cheaper....

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (606+ words) How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran. Even before the Trump administration went to war with Iran, it was talking differently about its approach to combat. After notching successes in Venezuela and in last year's limited…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (948+ words) The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution. The focus of the US-Iran war " and now the negotiations over the US-Iran ceasefire " has shifted to Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, to such an extent that…...