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Is Hamas Waging a Religious War?

The group’s religiosity is real, but flexible.

The President Is Not Superman

Democracies around the world are falling into leader-worship.

Please Stop Paying George Santos for Clout

Politicians should not be influencers.

Harvard’s President Should Resign

And so should everyone else.

​​A Radical Idea to Break the Logic of Oil Drilling

An unofficial proposal for a fossil-fuel-nonproliferation treaty is gaining popularity at the UN’s annual climate meeting.

Science Is Becoming Less Human

AI is accelerating the pace of discovery—but at what cost?

Dinner Parties 101

Will a four-week online course turn us into certified party-hosting geniuses?

The ‘Permanently Orphaned’

Migrant families won their case against the government, but the damage can’t be undone.

The Era of Easy Money Is Over. That’s a Good Thing.

The end of artificially cheap money should herald a fairer, more sustainable economy. Americans just have to survive the transition.

This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want

I ventured into the belly of the holiday-returns beast.

The Bridge That Divides Italy

For longer than anyone can remember, those who dreamed big about ruling Italy also envisioned a bridge to Sicily—and failed to build it.

What Does the Working Class Really Want?

Vying for its crucial support, neither Democrats nor Republicans are focusing on the essential question.

The War Photographer Who Had to Do Something Else

Corinne Dufka wanted to prevent atrocities, not just document them.

The Type of Charisma That Saves a Holiday Party

If you have the gift of magnetism, use it for others’ benefit.

How to Keep Time: Look Busy

If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?

The Eerie Intensity of Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live

The actor offered an idiosyncratic antidote to bland winter cheer.

Weather

A poem for Sunday

Catch Up on a Year of Culture

A roundup of some Atlantic writing that guided our readers through the year in film, TV, and sold-out stadium tours

The Two Republican Theories for Beating Trump

Both strategies so far look insufficient to the challenge.

Modern Britain Is a Scene From Slow Horses

Inspired by Mick Herron’s satirical novels, the Apple series captures a nation beset by institutional failure, political corruption, and hopelessness.