Dads are doing more childcare—and they love it

The new American dad is more present and more exhausted, but also more satisfied with life.

This is an article I co-wrote with Derek Thompson. You may know Derek from his 17-year stint as a columnist at The Atlantic, where he remains a contributing writer, from his bestselling book Abundance (co-written with Ezra Klein and published last year), or from his excellent podcast Plain English. Derek and I met in the most inhuman way—on X.com—but bo…