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The most underrated sites at our national parks — according to a guy who’s seen them all

John Day Fossil Beds | Bernard Friel/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took his great big...

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How to make the most important choice of your life

The average person works 80,000 hours over the course of their career. Ideally, that time should be fulfilling, well-paid, and spent doing th...

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Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war

Headstones and American flags are seen at the Arlington National Cemetery during the Memorial Day, which is held annually to honor those who die...

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Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak

The rest of the world is building solar farms and battery plants as fast as the supply chains allow. The United States is trying to run against...

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You can do everything right and things can still go wrong. “Moral luck” is a way to live with that.

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value plura...

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How clips ate the internet

A person scrolls through the social media app X on a phone. | Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Our social media feeds are being inundate...

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Climate change’s worst-case scenario is officially canceled

You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet’s future....

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A death doula’s advice on thinking about mortality

A sign for “Death Doula Days, a weekly program hosted by Laura Lyster-Mensh” is seen near the chapel at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington...

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What we see when we look into the eyes of a bird

Ray Nayler, author of Palaces of the Crow, which was released in March. | Anna Kuznetsova On a cool April morning at the height of Washington,...

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The best thing Democrats can do for the climate: Stop talking about it

Green New Deal supporters in front of the US Capitol on February 6, 2024. | Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images With a little over five month...

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Democrats don’t need an autopsy to know what they did wrong

If you’re looking for insights into why Democrats lost in 2024, you won’t find many in the DNC’s disavowed “autopsy,” which was released afte...

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How the Oklahoma City Thunder became the NBA’s villains

This was probably a foul. | NBAE via Getty Images There are few things NBA fans can agree on. Is Michael Jordan or LeBron James the greatest p...