Our Forests Need More Fire, Not Less
The American history of wildfire suppression has contributed to today’s most destructive blazes.
The Subversive Worldview of Slow Horses
Jackson Lamb’s island of misfit spies is the best place on television.
The Colorado Supreme Court Just Gave Republicans a Chance to Save Themselves
They should take it.
Airlines Have an Accountability Problem
Southwest Airlines was just hit with a whopping fine for last year’s holiday breakdown, but the industry’s broader issues persist.
Winter Illness This Year Is a Different Kind of Ugly
Facing down simultaneous surges of flu, COVID, and RSV, most Americans still aren’t getting the vaccines that could temper the worst effects.
Reader Views on Gender-Divided Social Spaces
“Gender defined every generation until Gen X,” one reader argues. “It has been both challenging and wonderful to see those barriers become more permeable.”
Courts Are Choosing TikTok Over Children
A group of tech giants argue that the First Amendment entitles them to spy on kids. Unbelievably, it’s working.
The Perfect Antidote to an Age of Angsty Literature
The spiky, unsentimental writings of Diana Athill refuse to romanticize emotional discontent.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
The Humanities Have Sown the Seeds of Their Own Destruction
If the humanities have become more political over the past decade, it is the result of pressure to prove that they are “useful.”
The 15 Best TV Shows of 2023
The year’s most essential series
Can Ukraine Clean Up Its Defense Industry Fast Enough?
Kyiv’s struggle to free its weapons production from graft
Zombie History Stalks Ukraine
In a haunted novel, memories of a brutal past transform bodies as well as psyches.
‘If Trump Is Reelected, There Will Be No Mark Milley to Stop Him’
Readers respond to our November 2023 cover story and more.
It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber
Test scores have been falling for years—even before the pandemic.
Biden Is All That’s Holding Back the Left
A man once thought to be a transitional president has become a consequential one.
Feelings and Vibes Can’t Sustain a Democracy
America could be heading for an election where nothing matters.
2023: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year
Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore
Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world
A Memorial at the Barn
After an Atlantic story about the lynching of Emmett Till, the barn where he was murdered will be converted into a memorial.
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