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Six Books to Read During a Stressful Family Holiday
Reading about other people’s kin, fictional or not, may help you feel better about yours.
Arlington’s Civil War Legacy Is Finally Laid to Rest
A memorial tainted with Lost Cause mythology has at last been purged from the national cemetery. If only national memory were so easily resolved.
The Case for Kwanzaa
Maybe it’s a corny holiday, but Black Americans deserve a time to remember that our identity doesn’t begin and end with oppression.
A Tumultuous Year in Politics
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, December 22, 2023.
The Uncanny Experience of Year-End Roundups
Features such as Spotify Wrapped confirm that you’re the main character of your internet.
Building AI Safely Is Getting Harder and Harder
A leading AI data set reportedly contained images of child sexual abuse. Don’t be surprised.
It’s Time to Take Another Look at Parole
A new book by Ben Austen argues that prisoners need a path to redemption.
A Modest Proposal for Publishing
An author isn’t the only person who brought a finished title to life.
How Teens Spend Their Free Time
“I’ll take my kid playing PlayStation all night over getting drunk and driving around, that’s for sure,” one reader says.
Harvard Has a Veritas Problem
President Claudine Gay is in a tough spot. The Harvard Corporation deserves to be in a much tougher spot.
A Sex Scandal. A Conservative Power Network. And Moms for Liberty.
The veil lifted on the remarkable ecosystem that fuels Republican activism
The Neighbors Who Destroyed Their Lives
Murder and lies in small-town Hawaii
Future-Proofing Your Town Sounds Great, Until You Try It
After a wildfire razed a Canadian town, its leaders pushed for climate-friendly rebuilding. Residents just wanted to come home.
The Big Questions About AI in 2024
Is the technology set to take another leap forward? Will it swing the election?
The Right-Wing Israeli Campaign to Resettle Gaza
Most Israelis don’t want to build new settlements in Gaza. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen.
The Real Reason for Marriage Polarization
Banning abortion has made dating political.
Photos of the Week: Christmas Bath, Bear Dance, Puppy Yoga
A Christmas fair in Germany, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, continued Israeli strikes inside the Gaza Strip, an ice hotel in Sweden, and much more
America’s Spam-Call Scourge
How robocalls disturbed a nation
The Colorado Supreme Court Decision Is True Originalism
And that should theoretically appeal to the Supreme Court’s conservative justices.
America Before Pizza
The beginning of the country’s love affair with bread, cheese, and sauce