The Problem With Optimism in a Crisis
If you’re alarmed by Donald Trump’s hoarding of executive power and efforts to dismantle the federal government, then maybe you should be.
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Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Maria Korneeva / Getty. Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like OxyContin
New research points to a future in which pleasure and pain relief can be independently controlled.
Illustration by Vanessa Saba. Sources: Florilegius / Getty; Circa / Getty; Jeffrey Coolidge / Getty. Trump’s Repetitive Speech Is a Bad Sign
If the debate was a cognitive test, the former president failed.
Mark Peterson / Redux Anxiety Is Like Exercise
Small doses of stress can protect your health.
Illustration by Liz Hart / The Atlantic It’s Not the Economy. It’s the Pandemic.
Joe Biden is paying the price for America’s unprocessed COVID grief.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now
Except in rare cases, treatment shouldn’t last forever.
Getty What If Psychedelics’ Hallucinations Are Just a Side Effect?
Some neuroscientists now believe that the drugs’ mental-health benefits don’t come from tripping.
David Attie / Getty Go to a Pool
In this blazing-hot summer, one place to cool down rises above the rest.
Gregg Segal / Gallery Stock Pay a Little Less Attention to Your Friends
Intensity might seem like a fast track to connection, but shared distraction might be more powerful.
Carolyn Drake / Magnum Quit Your Bucket List
Trying new things is great—but only until you find the ones you love.
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