How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.?
An archaic practice gets support from surprising places.
Even the Oppressed Have Obligations
Not every act of resistance is justified.
Nikki Haley Offers an Alternate Reality
In New Hampshire, Republican voters weary of Donald Trump’s histrionics and legal troubles saw a cool, calm candidate they liked.
These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.
The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them.
Introducing: How to Keep Time
Co-hosts Becca Rashid and the Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost examine our relationship with time and what we can do to reclaim it.
Donald Trump’s Gift to Adam Schiff
For the California lawmaker, MAGA outrage has been good for business.
An Album About Fatherhood and Healing
Entertainment musts from Vann R. Newkirk II
Tick Season
A poem for Sunday
Plant Seeds Are Stuck
The extinction of animals is a huge problem for plants that rely on them to escape warming habitats.
Local Cops Aren’t Prepared for This Kind of Bloodshed
Instead of addressing lax gun laws, Americans fixate on what the authorities might have done differently.
‘An Existential Threat to American Higher Education’
Conservative state legislatures and ideologically-driven boards want to dramatically change America’s colleges.
America’s Aging Presidential Front-Runners
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, November 3, 2023
China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza
Xi Jinping poses as a peacemaker but stokes disorder.
What Really Happens When You’re Sick
There’s an odd power in understanding the science behind colds and other illnesses.
Where Was the Actual Ice During the Ice Age?
Kelp in the Southern Ocean might hold the answer.
‘There Will Probably Be a Cease-Fire. And Then They Will Just Be Names.’
Israeli-hostage families fear abandonment.
The Hong Kong Activist Who Called Washington’s Bluff
The United States praised Joshua Wong and pledged itself to Hong Kong’s freedom. But when China cracked down, Wong found himself with nowhere to go.
My Message of Peace
There never has been, nor will there be, a military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Overthrow the Tyranny of Morning People
Leave the clocks alone.
There’s No Third Rail Like the Middle East
How should citizens outside the region handle their differences of opinion?