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Society

How Americans live, argue, and belong

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The Masculinity Crisis Is Real. The Answers Are Not.

Boys are falling behind in education, men are withdrawing from the workforce and from relationships. Understanding why requires being more honest than most political factions are willing to be.

James CartwrightMarch 1, 2026
Society

After the Opioid Settlement, Nothing Changed

Pharmaceutical companies paid $26 billion for their role in the opioid epidemic. Overdose deaths hit a new record the following year. What the settlements tell us about accountability in America.

Devon Mitchell11 min
Society

God Is Not Dead. He Just Moved.

The secularization thesis — the idea that modernity and religion are in fundamental tension — is looking increasingly wrong. What the data actually shows about faith in America.

Sarah Chen12 min
Society

The Housing Crisis Is Also a Community Crisis

When people cannot afford to live near where they work, near where they grew up, or near the people they love, the social fabric tears. The housing shortage has costs that cost-of-living statistics don't capture.

Devon Mitchell11 min
Society

The Class Ceiling

Professional America has spent a decade reckoning with race and gender. It has barely begun to reckon with class — and the omission has consequences for both diversity and equity.

James Cartwright13 min