The Future of the ‘Great Resignation’
The latest jobs data suggest that workers may be losing some of the leverage they gained during the pandemic.
It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Everyone Started Dressing Like Kramer
It’s the summer of Kramercore.
Earth Is a Potato
Gravitationally speaking
The Running of the Bulls 2023
Pamplona’s annual Fiesta de San Fermín, including the famous running of the bulls, began in Spain last week.
Readers’ Thoughts on Affirmative Action
Responses from teachers, students, and others on educational equity
What’s More ‘Indie Sleaze’ Than Turning 31?
The semi-ironic theme party is a delicate art.
The West Is Returning Priceless African Art to a Single Nigerian Citizen
Should it?
The Writers Who Went Undercover to Show America Its Ugly Side
In the 1940s, a series of books tried to use the conventions of detective fiction to expose the degree of prejudice in postwar America.
America Is Doing Just Fine
The United States deserves a robust defense.
Refugee Year
A poem for Sunday
The Taylor Swift–Joan Didion Effect
Entertainment musts from Elaina Plott Calabro
Is There Such a Thing as an Eco-Friendly Hike?
The quietest sounds might still disturb wildlife.
Ron DeSantis’s Only Hope Is to Beat Trump From the Hard Right
A theory of the governor’s ever-more-radical positions
Open Your Mind to Unicorn Meat
Entrepreneurs have invested billions in plant-based and lab-grown meats, and the possibilities are endless.
How BTS Did It
Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS manages to layer an emotional history on top of the professional rise of the world’s biggest band.
The Art of Puzzling
A collection of Atlantic writing on the joy and frustration of the quest
It’s Weirdly Hard to Make Seawater Drinkable
Desalination requires tons of energy. One company is testing a hack to make it greener.
Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI
A dazzlingly fast chatbot cannot replace the authentic and reflective voice of a thinking, living human being.
The English Don’t Get to Decide What’s Cricket and What’s Not
“Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat!” chanted the crowd.
The Democrats Are Now America’s Conservative Party
Liberals find themselves in the strange position of having won most of their major battles of this century.