Most kids already get plenty of screen time, but the Minecraft program is on the cusp of growing efforts to meet grieving children where they are — namely, online — and to respond to their urgent need for care, writes Adriana Barton. trib.al/uFWKldL

For all that we talk about red flags these days it isn’t always easy to spot them, writes Linda Rodriguez McRobbie. So what if there was a quick and usually fun way to weed out toxic people? How about a magic show? trib.al/FIkjjOa

Mexico, renowned as the epitome of machismo, is about to elect a female president. Both candidates in the June election are female. The winner will preside over a nation of 130 million that is full of potential but deeply troubled, writes Stephen Kinzer. trib.al/4PsTxmY

We have to acknowledge the emerging narrative that drug policy reform has failed. The nation’s drug overdose rate remains as high as ever — but overdose statistics are not what is driving the widespread rollback of reforms, writes Brandon del Pozo. trib.al/Q731p3L

Societies with higher levels of wealth and women in the workforce show larger personal, social, and political differences between men and women. The wealthier and more egalitarian the country, the larger the gender differences, writes Rob Henderson. trib.al/r7sIGX0

Physicians are observers of the ill and dying. My patient’s story highlighted a harsh truth about work: You may plan for retirement, but there is no guarantee you’ll be healthy enough to enjoy it, writes Adaira Landry. trib.al/gXxRTja

Why are women becoming so much more liberal than men? trib.al/uINQXSd

“Gaslighting” has become so pervasive in describing relationship grievances that it has eclipsed its 80-year-old namesake — a suspense thriller directed by George Cukor — entirely, writes Tom Joudrey. trib.al/Ro0Nbs1

He lived fast, jilted many lovers, burned his candle at both ends, and died young. Although Lord Byron is less read now, in his lifetime and long afterward he was a superstar, writes William Kuhn. trib.al/MIvevtG

Men in their early 20s appear to be uniquely predisposed to taking big risks, overestimating their odds of success and underestimating the costs of failure. Now, the act of placing a sports bet has become frictionless, writes Brendan Ruberry. trib.al/gp4S7zN

I had never planned to fix old houses. For years, I was a salesman, writes Lee McColgan. Historic preservation pays a lot less than the money business, but following my instincts felt right. trib.al/jE4Esgi

Breadth of a salesman trib.al/2O9IyGH

In academia, I’ve found, Blackness is a role, a “pre-script,” to which Black people are expected to conform if they want to be accepted or, sometimes, acknowledged at all, writes Erec Smith. trib.al/sjrgPyE

Tuberculosis is no longer a disease that kills because of a lack of scientific understanding. It has transformed into something arguably worse: It has become a disease of neglect, writes Arjun Sharma. trib.al/MZr3y6w

I’m not surprised we sedate children with screens, writes Shaun Cammack. When a child’s face passes into the blue-white glow, he pacifies and goes away. We ought to consider where the kids really go when we send them away like this. trib.al/RpO6xmZ

On the short list of experiences that exceed expectations is the total eclipse. What I didn’t realize on April 8 and am only fully grasping now is that in a way, totality ends up lasting much longer than three minutes, writes Brian Bergstein. trib.al/0PiRwLd

In America, the main problem with the issue of how best to treat kids with gender distress is that it has become intertwined with politics, writes Lisa Selin Davis. Britain’s Cass Review is clear: “This must stop.” trib.al/vh4Ed8I

America is in the midst of an entrepreneurial boom, but for many people self-employment is a bear. Indeed, the blessing of life in a wealthy country is that you can work for someone else, writes David Scharfenberg. trib.al/Qq2SEYa

I’m a Yale legacy alum. As much as I’d love to pass that advantage on to the son my wife and I are expecting in August, I support ending legacy admissions, writes Ben Conniff. trib.al/i036UFz

Opinion | Phil Primack: Medical aid in dying: Since my friend’s ALS diagnosis in 2021, the steadily progressing disease has stolen mobility from a man who had been physically fit and active for most of his seven decades. trib.al/itNfAlO