July 7, 2026
The Effects of Divorce Through the Eyes of Two Novelists
Toward the end of “Lake Effect,” the new novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Clara Larkin…
June 24, 2026
What “Toy Story 5” Got Right—and Wrong—About How Screen Time Affects Kids
Sunday night provided one of those moments that all mothers have occasionally. You look at…
June 23, 2026
Weed and Kids Are a Risky Mix—but “Garden Moms” Are Toking Up
Motherhood is hard; weed helps: That’s the toxic message from a new group of online…
June 23, 2026
Are Big Families the Solution to Declining Fertility?
“Big families are like waterbed stores,” comedian and father of five Jim Gaffigan jokes. “They used…
June 21, 2026
Daddy Issues: Review of “Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives”
When my husband and I moved into our first house, our closing lawyer handed us…
June 18, 2026
The Long, Slow Death of Social Democracy
For three decades, social democracy was the most successful product of a working-class movement that…
June 16, 2026
Albany Acts to Rescue Kids from Deadly Abuse—10 Years Too Late
Days ago, Albany politicians did the unthinkable: They passed a sensible piece of legislation that…
June 15, 2026
Free-Market Forces Behind Fishtown’s Revival
This opinion letter was originally published in the The Wall Street Journal. You can read the…
June 15, 2026
The Shrinking Middle Class and Booming Upper-Middle Class: The Plot Thickens
Earlier this year, our report, “The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class,”…
June 13, 2026
States Are Wrestling with How to Deal with Substance-Exposed Infants. New Mexico Offers a Warning
What a difference a few years makes. When New Mexico’s governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, took…
June 10, 2026
Why Mamdani’s Foster Care Cuts Make Sense
If Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to balance New York City’s budget—never mind fulfill his campaign’s many promises…
June 10, 2026
New York Families Are Doing Better Than You’ve Heard
Is the middle class in danger? On social media and in the news, Americans regularly…