Olga Khazan

The problem with jumping between emergencies

It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, as I’ve tried and failed to sell my house and buy a new one.

Tightwads drag around a phantom limb of poverty, no matter what their bank account says.

There simply isn’t good evidence—as in large, randomized, controlled, blinded trials—for many pediatric practices.

We all want more time with our friends, but we’re spending more time alone.

If vulnerable patients are going to take powerful hallucinogens, they deserve better evidence.

Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta wants parents to avoid punishing their kids and focus on “loving connection” instead. Do her methods work—or do they turn kids into little tyrants?

It’s more tempting than ever to ignore the election.

Every woman is the wrong woman.

The potential consequences of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s most troubling ideas