Texas Becomes an Abortion Dystopia
The conservative movement will pay any price to extend restrictions.
Time to Break Up With Your 9-to-5
Sometimes workplace culture requires you to leave the rest of your life at the door. What if there are better ways to structure time?
The Curious SNL Return of Kate McKinnon
The quirky ex–cast member came back to the sketch show, only to disappear into it.
Why Isn’t the Government Doing More About the Housing Crisis?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development should consider doing some housing and urban development.
Bored
Published in The Atlantic in 1994
A Young-Adult Blockbuster With Staying Power
Entertainment musts from Elise Hannum
The Myth of the Unemployed College Grad
A bachelor’s degree continues to be a great investment. Why do the media keep suggesting otherwise?
The Postal Service Wasn’t Built for Boxes
Packages are bringing in much-needed revenue, but the agency can’t be saved without Congress.
America’s Peace Wave
Sky-high violent-crime rates of recent years have suddenly—mercifully—plummeted.
Biden’s Domestic, Foreign, and Familial Issues
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The Sound of Cruelty
The Zone of Interest is an eerie and restrained study of the Holocaust that never shows a single frame of the atrocity.
The Fate of Your Holiday-Season Returns
Their future doesn’t look too bright.
The Number Five Is Nothing Like the Number Four
Our brains process them in completely different ways.
How Gas Prices Get in Our Heads
The price of gasoline plays an outsize role in shaping consumer sentiment—with big implications for the current “vibecession.”
The Forgotten Tradition of Clemency
Minnesota reformed its system for granting mercy to those in prison. The federal government should take note.
Why Is the NBA Letting Josh Giddey Play?
The Oklahoma City Thunder player is getting lighter treatment than others suspected of misconduct off the court.
A Stubborn Workplace Holiday Tradition
So much can go wrong at a holiday party, but the events are baked into the norms of corporate America.
The Role of Gender Divides in Social Spaces
Plus: A theory of the baby bust
Our Dramatic Relationship With the Natural World
A 2023 novel that revolved around a character getting lost in the wilderness
The Crown Has Nothing Left to Say
The final season has swans, ghosts, and King Tony Blair, but it doesn’t have a message.