The more our elections revolve around gladiatorial combats, the less surprised we should be to find that our leaders have a taste for blood

You. Yes, you. You need to start using a password manager. Like, right now

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A ship without a mission, that can’t be counted on to perform reliably, whose survivability under fire is an open question

There are people who make connections effortlessly; who attract others without even trying, like flies to honey. But I’m not one of them

It’s a flawed gem, but hold it up to the light at the right angle and it still sparkles

It’s moral debt. And someday, some generation of Americans will be called upon to pay it off

Stop asking us to be with you, and start asking us to all be in this thing together

An expat’s tale of Africa — for better and for worse

9/11 pulled a thread, and the sweater of history has been unraveling ever since

From a collection of online hotel reviews, a compelling character emerges

In the hope that if I write something meaningful, it will find its way to whomever needs it. Like a message in a bottle

It’s to prevent them from killing you

Prophets are easy to find, if you don’t care whether they are false. It gets much harder if you do

A graphic novel that combines a noir-ish crime story with illustrations you’ll remember

Clare Clark’s talents as a prose stylist are deployed in service of a story that doesn’t deserve them

A time to prepare for a long march