A Parade of Listless Vessels
A debate without Trump only underscores how impotent the other candidates have made themselves.
Debating Trump Is Pointless
Why American democracy will be better off this year with no Trump debates
Readers Weigh In on ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
“Influencers are working overtime to co-opt this song’s popularity to support their own agendas,” one reader argues.
‘Subliminals’ Have a Power No Teen Can Explain
Short YouTube videos promise to change your hair color … and straighten your nose … and turn you into a soccer star.
Audio: Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Wants ‘the Truth About 9/11’
The GOP presidential candidate claimed The Atlantic misquoted him. Listen for yourself.
Millions of Pages of Documents Is No Reason to Delay Trump’s January 6 Trial
We’ve litigated cases with far more paperwork than that. The task was manageable and, crucially, fair.
What Happened to Wirecutter?
Longtime fans have turned against the product-recommendation website. An evolving internet may be to blame.
Megan Rapinoe Answers the Critics
The retiring soccer star on her detractors, the U.S. team’s role in the global game, and taking penalty kicks
Fear of an Awkward President
To be awkward is human, but we want our politicians to be superhuman.
What the Ruling Class Fears
Reckoning with the old-money world that made me
The Price of Sauce
Campbell Soup Company’s acquisition of Rao’s Specialty Foods is a reminder of the power of high costs.
A Still-Shocking Masterpiece Worth Catching in Theaters
Twenty years on, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy has lost none of its ability to jar viewers.
Scenes From the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Images from some of the events in Budapest this weekend, where thousands of track-and-field athletes are competing
The Most Disrespected Document in Higher Education
The college syllabus is dead.
Talking to Strangers About the Book of the Summer
Lizzie and Kaitlyn attend a sold-out, Friday night, after-hours book club.
Islands Have a Disaster-Response Problem
What Puerto Rico portends for Maui
The Right to Not Have Your Mind Read
Can “neurorights” protect us from the future?
Love Is Magic—And Also Hormones
Scientific inquiry is an attempt at illumination, not an act of desecration.
Americans Vote Too Much
No one can be a full-time political animal.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Truth
The Millennial outsider Republican says he wants a revolution. To get there, he’d gut the federal government.