A Driver of Inequality That Not Enough People Are Talking About
Two-parent households should be a policy goal.
The Overlooked Danger That’s Massacring Wildlife
A new book argues that there’s nothing worse for wild animals than cars.
The Bizarre Story Behind Shinzo Abe’s Assassination
The man who allegedly killed the former prime minister says he was aiming for something larger: the Unification Church—the Moonies—and its political influence in Japan.
Ebrahim Raisi Has Blood on His Hands
Iran’s president should be a pariah, not our guest.
All Our Pretty Sons
A poem for Sunday
The Quest to Build a Better Birdhouse
The classic wooden ones aren’t quite cutting it. Conservationists are now turning to 3-D printing and augmented reality.
Mozart’s Most Metal Moment
Entertainment musts from Annie Lowrey
An Untold Story of the Nazi-Soviet Pact
My mother survived Hitler’s crimes; my father survived Stalin’s. Yet only one of those leader’s nations ever faced justice.
The NFL’s Dubious Rhetoric About Race
The league’s public-relations spin about diversity doesn’t hold up in private.
Confronting the Unbelievable
A photograph that dramatizes the power of nature
The Republicans Threatening to Shut Down the Government
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, September 15, 2023
How Siblings Shape Who We Are
For many of us, these relationships are the longest of our life.
Scientists Have Spent 40 Years Trying to Understand Salt
How our tongues distinguish well-seasoned from oversalted is surprisingly complicated.
The Biden Impeachment Is Benghazi All Over Again
Both inquiries are based far more on vibes and political machinations than they are on hard evidence.
Nobody Should Care About a Woman’s ‘Body Count’
Popular internet personalities are peddling repressive, misogynistic ideas to their young male fans.
Ukraine Isn’t the Reason the U.S. Is Unprepared for War
A lack of defense production has created an alarming gap between America’s strategy and its capabilities.
The Mysterious Return of a Soviet Statue in Russia
A monument to Feliks Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Bolsheviks’ feared secret police, has been quietly rehabilitated. Why?
The Undoing of a Great American Band
Sly and the Family Stone suggested new possibilities in music and life—until it all fell apart.
Every App Wants to Be a Shopping App
TikTok is the latest social-media platform to break into commerce—even though users aren’t exactly clamoring for it.
What Writers Gain From Mentorship
A conversation with Vauhini Vara about mentoring writers of color and expanding access to literary spaces