Prigozhin’s Loss Is Ukraine’s Gain
Without Russia’s single most effective fighting force, Putin will have to rely wholly on the country’s weakened military.
The First MAGA Democrat
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeding Americans’ appetite for conspiracies.
Dear Therapist: I’ve Been Dumped by My Friends
I thought our shared history would keep us close, but it hasn’t.
The Cancer-Drug Shortage Is Different
Fourteen crucial chemotherapies are currently in shortage. Why does this keep happening?
How to Talk to People: How to Not Go It Alone
American narratives about “freedom” can lead people to pursue what’s best for themselves by themselves. But they may also explain why many Americans miss out on the joys of coming together.
Putin Is Caught in His Own Trap
After spending years cultivating public apathy, the Russian president found his people indifferent to his fate.
Finding Common Cultural Ground With Your Kids
Entertainment musts from Franklin Foer
Over Carolina
A poem for Sunday
The Loss of Spring Is Disastrous
Early heat can be disastrous for people, animals, and plants.
The Monk Who Thinks the World Is Ending
Can Buddhism fix AI?
It’s Abortion, Stupid
Buoyed by the midterms, Democrats believe reproductive rights remain one of the most powerful campaign weapons in their arsenal.
I Shouldn’t Have to Accept Being in Deepfake Porn
Because I was in the public eye, somebody synthesized explicit videos of me.
Why Putin Let Prigozhin Go
The real “higher goal” of the deal was not what a Kremlin spokesperson suggested.
The Coup Is Over, but Putin Is in Trouble
The Wagner Group’s chief may have lost spectacularly, but Russia’s dictator suffered a huge political blow.
Prigozhin Planned This
In its timing, design, and execution, the Wagner chief’s threatened coup bears the hallmarks of a well-prepared operation.
Why Coups Fail
Yevgeny Prigozhin didn’t have to mass an unassailable force on the Kremlin, but he did have to make his victory appear inevitable.
The Post-racial Republicans
One of the core beliefs that binds the modern GOP coalition is rejection of the idea that minorities and women face structural bias in American society.
The Complex Art of Naming a Baby
“Be guided by euphonic quality only,” an Atlantic contributor write in 1888.
Thank Goodness for Jennifer Lawrence’s R-Rated Rom-Com
No Hard Feelings is more sweet than sexy—and that’s okay.
The Arctic and Atlantic Oceans Are Merging. It Could Be Disastrous.
Warmer, saltier water is threatening the species that live further North.