The Science of Suffering

How a 26-Year-Old Bob Dylan Made the Most Famous Bootleg of All Time

Why Do People Care Less About Music as They Get Older?

Just Because You Bought Your Granola Bar at Whole Foods Doesn't Mean It's Better for You

Thank You Taylor Swift for Making It Cool for Women to Act Crazy

Don’t Waste Your Two Most Productive Hours

Feminists Need to Stop Sounding False Alarms About Sexism

Here's Every New Republic Cover Redesign in Our 100-Year History

Jon Stewart's Iranian Drama Only Shines When It Tries to Be Funny

Stop Obsessing Over Your College Essay—Admissions Officers Don't

Hachette Blew Its Chance to Make Amazon Truly Pay for Its Bad Practices

'Foxcatcher' Is a Compelling and Claustrophobic Film About the Strange Fraternity of Wrestling

Extreme Wealth Is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy

This Web Series Shows Good TV Doesn't Have to Be Like a Novel

What Happens When a Math Whiz Grows Up? Depends on if You're a Boy or a Girl

UNC Shouldn't Fire Coach Roy Williams for the Fake-Classes Scandal. It Could Have Been Much, Much Worse.

Reason and the Republic of Opinion

Russia Is Building Shopping Malls Where Stalin Held Show Trials

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Is God Russian? Dostoevsky Thought So.