Lucy Naland


Ranking the 2028 presidential contenders
The very powerful men who think introspection is dumb
‘Love Story’ is a forgettable elegy for Gen X
A different moon from the one we’ve known
With gun-sniffing dogs and safe rooms, workplaces tighten security
A 79-year-old freshman senator?
Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted
What AI ‘friends’ reveal about human friendship
Booker Prize winner ‘Prophet Song’ is a prophetic masterpiece
The Washington AI, huge hacks leave consumers facing a perfect storm of privacy perils
The Artemis astronauts are studs
Being addicted to Bravo was a hobby. Now it’s a career.
The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down
Will the Iran war be Netanyahu’s undoing?
Podcast: The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop
California blue Armageddon
A dating-app nightmare
America has a big birthday coming. How could we possibly celebrate it?
A very stable war
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
What does Lena Dunham want to tell us?
The former private prison exec behind ICE’s immigrant detention surge
How parents are talking — or not talking — to kids about the election
On WhatsApp, Palestinians in the U.S. look for food for Gaza — and mourn
Boob jobs are shrinking
USA Today transformed the media world for good. What’s its legacy now?
‘The Apprentice’ is still Donald Trump’s proudest moment
How to dress better with the 3-3-3 rule and 6 other numerical guides
The FBI caught Teixeira but couldn’t stop the spread of secrets
The hostile corporate takeover of an entire country
Washington isn’t sleeping anymore
Why do we have such big feelings about Elmo?
I write about money. Yet I nearly forfeited a $3,000 reimbursement.
Updated April 2026