1/ Before COVID-19 sent families across the U.S. into lockdown, I began reporting a story for @theatlantic about children’s declining mental health, focusing on anxiety. What I learned was alarming but also weirdly hopeful—and very relevant to this moment: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… 2/ For years, signs have been gathering that the kids are not all right: From 2007 to 2017, suicides rose more than 50 percent among 10-to-24-year-olds and, in recent years, doubled among children ages 5 to 11. One in 5 teen girls experienced major depression in 2017.

1/ Something strange is happening with people’s sex lives. 20-somethings are having sex later and less frequently than previous generations. I spent several months digging into this for @theatlantic. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… 2/ This phenomenon—I’m calling it a Sex Recession—really surprised me. It seemed improbable in the age of Tinder, digital porn, and attitudes that are generally permissive and sex-positive.