Op-ed

How we learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

They tell you, politely, that the world is what it is: messy, dangerous, and therefore to be managed by people who have seen the maps and read the books. Questioning the necessity of weapons that can erase cities, nuclear weapons, the all-consuming instruments of modern statecraft, will earn you a […]

The Philosophy of Main Character Energy

Call it delusion, call it digital-age dharma, but everyone’s living like the book deal is already in motion. “Main character energy” has emerged as both a meme and a mantra: the idea that one should live as though the camera is following, the soundtrack is swelling, and the universe is […]

Nice Girls don’t get the Corner Offices

The corporate world loves a woman who knows her place. She’s polite in meetings, punctual in email threads, and carries just the right amount of ambition to be seen as productive, but not enough to be seen as a threat. She smiles through interruptions, thanks people for stealing her ideas, […]