Sometimes fiction is stranger—and more revealing—than truth.

Trump, Biden, and other politicians are adopting military rhetoric to comfort Americans. But what they’re really saying is cause for worry.

Why are we being told—by bosses, by fitness apps, by ourselves—to optimize this “new” time to get things done?

More than half a million SNAP recipients are on the edge of losing access to the crucial food safety net—just as they need it most.