The Apartments at the Center of Mamdani?s Affordable Housing Crisis

The mayor?s call to ?freeze the rent? galvanized the 69 percent of New Yorkers who don?t own their homes. But the city?s landlords claim the math doesn?t add up.

Are A.I.-Generated Videos Changing How We See Animals?

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

The Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz Brings His Readers Into the Room

Stephen Grosz?s books show a new generation the inner workings of psychoanalysis.

In a World Order Defined by Trump, the Key to Europe?s Defense Is Germany

In the wake of the U.S. bombing of Iran and its dismissal of European allies, an anxious continent?s best chance at security runs through its largest economy.

How the Psychedelic Drug Ibogaine Changed Me Forever

Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.

My Aging Mother Won?t Stop Driving. Should I Take Away Her Keys?

The D.M.V. has suspended her license and she?s irate, blaming us.

Why Are So Many Teen Girls Still Tearing Their A.C.L.s?

For years, ligament tears have been a crisis among young athletes ? even though a few simple exercises can prevent them.

She Could No Longer Ignore the Yellowing of Her Eyes. What Caused It?

Something was terribly wrong with the young woman?s liver, but doctors had no idea what.

Should I Tell People What My Principal Did?

He was a community pillar with a dark underside and possibly other victims.

My Sister?s Crime Shattered Our Family. Do I Have to Help Her?

If I refuse, her future looks shakier. If I help, my family may never forgive me.

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left?s Next Hero Is Already Here

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

I Saw a Child Who Seemed Neglected. Should I Have Done Something?

I worry that I?m piling assumptions onto a family I know nothing about, a family that might be doing its best.

In Today?s Conspiracy Theories, the Lack of Evidence Is the Evidence

The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues.

How Selling Out Made Me a Better Artist

I thought my art had to be protected from the real world, but that ended up being unrealistic.

?The Interview?: Maggie Gyllenhaal on ?The Bride,? and Reaching Out to Her Brother

With a big budget and a lot to say, the filmmaker is unleashing her inner monster with ?The Bride!?

International Oscar Favorites Are Offering a Complicated New View of America

The Oscars has become friendlier to non-English language movies. And the movies seem aware of their American audiences.

What You Miss When You?re Always Wearing Headphones

Loud racket in public is obnoxious, but so is our way of dealing with it.

The Zero Units Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In the U.S., They?re Living in Fear.

A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy ? and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America?s war.

They Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison?

A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.

We?re the Guardians of a Difficult Teenager. What Do We Owe Them?

I?ve found myself carrying negative feelings that I don?t want but can?t quite shake.

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