cars New bulletproof SUV for suburban moms comes with pepper spray cannons and more Thom Dunn

economics Tracking the Rise and Fall of the American middle class with shopping malls Thom Dunn

thanksgiving A Thanksgiving prayer from William S. Burroughs David Pescovitz

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

art A janitor at a detention center saved immigrants' belongings and turned them into art Thom Dunn

thanksgiving A Thanksgiving prayer from William S. Burroughs David Pescovitz

poetry A Thanksgiving prayer from William S. Burroughs David Pescovitz

books On the road with America's post-homed nomads Cory Doctorow

usausausa Behavioral economist on why Americans freak out when you attribute their success to luck Cory Doctorow

Bondi and Burgum tour a crumbling prison with dreams of shark-infested justice Jason Weisberger

Trump 2.0 U.S. invites Czech musician to play — then ICE traumatizes him at airport and sends him home Carla Sinclair

public health Why does fentanyl feel so good? Ellsworth Toohey

slavery As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period Jennifer Sandlin

politics Kristi Noem will not contradict Dear Leader Jason Weisberger

music Synthy post-punk from MSPAINT (no, not from Microsoft) Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

tourism Two German teen girls discover America's new tourist attraction: detention centers Ellsworth Toohey

music Cyberculture pioneer RU Sirius's new album of "rhymes against reality" David Pescovitz

Business Why "Made in America" dreams are a galaxy-brain-stupid fantasy Ellsworth Toohey