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Empty Christian church — Millennium Images / Gallery Stock

The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust

Many Americans seem to have found no alternative method to build a sense of community.

April 3, 2024

A burned shell of a car bearing World Central Kitchen logos sits along the side of a road as onlookers gather around it. The vehicle was damaged in an Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2, 2024. Seven staff members of the humanitarian organization, including Western nationals participating in food relief efforts and a Palestinian, were killed. — Ali Jadallah / Anadolu / Getty

A Deadly Strike in Gaza

Israel faces international condemnation after its forces targeted vehicles from the aid group World Central Kitchen.

David A. Graham

April 2, 2024

Students walking on campus at the University of Utah — Kim Raff / The New York Times / Redux

The State That’s Trying to Rein in DEI Without Becoming Florida

How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity?

Conor Friedersdorf

March 31, 2024

Students in caps and gowns with a FAFSA form in the background — Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Harold M. Lambert / Getty.

Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare

A botched effort to streamline the financial-aid process may prevent a huge number of students from going to college in the fall.

March 30, 2024

A cross on a rooftop, the sun illuminating it from behind — Moises Saman / Magnum

The Greatest Contribution of Christianity

Good Friday reminds us of the ephemerality of human power.

March 29, 2024

Adeel Mangi in black and white — Tierney L. Cross / Bloomberg / Getty

The Real Adeel Mangi Is Nothing Like the Caricature GOP Senators Have Invented

I've known him for 25 years and he deserves to be confirmed to the federal bench.

Gregory L. Diskant

March 29, 2024

A graphic illustration of Donald Trump and Joe Biden superimposed over a health-insurance-claim form — Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.

Americans Really Don’t Like Trump’s Health-Care Plans

Health care may turn out to be a major winning issue for Democrats.

Ronald Brownstein

March 29, 2024

A house in a pentagon — Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andy Ryan / Getty.

Why Did The U.S. Navy Kill Arizona’s Housing Bill?

NIMBYism is coming from inside the government.

Jerusalem Demsas

March 29, 2024

A group of people waiting in line — Illustration by Jan Buchczik

How Not to Be Bored When You Have to Wait

Sick of standing in line? Instead of looking at your phone, read on.

Arthur C. Brooks

March 28, 2024

Baseball — Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: CSA-Archive / Getty.

A Bad Gamble

Shohei Ohtani and the future of sports betting

March 27, 2024