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When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.

In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.

If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

1. Thunderbolts*, a Marvel film about a ragtag group of antiheroes (in theaters Friday)
2. The Four Seasons, a comedy-drama show starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey (premieres Thursday on Netflix)
3. Girl on Girl, a book by the Atlantic staff writer Sophie Gilbert about how pop culture and hypersexualization transformed a generation of women (out Tuesday)

It makes for a most tempting “Help Wanted” ad: Earn $5 million a year to lead one of the nation’s most powerful and prestigious institutions. Enjoy fancy dinners, almost unlimited travel, and a complimentary mansion in Upper Manhattan.

This is an incomplete list of the perks that the president of Columbia University receives. And yet no one seems to want the job.