Environmental Internationalism Is in Its Flop Era
Every major international negotiation—over biodiversity, plastics, and climate—failed to meet its goals.
A Cloud in the Deep Sky
Day 13 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
‘It’s One of Those Infinite Time-Loop Situations You Might Have Heard About’
Solvej Balle’s series of novels brings up questions about physics, sustainability, and, yes, the meaning of life.
Hopeful Images From 2024
I’ve made it an annual tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the joy and kindness present in the world around us, even in the midst of another tough year.
A Mindset for the Trump Era
With authoritarianism rising everywhere, don’t forget about what the dissidents have to teach us.
Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters
Small-town America voted heavily in his favor—but the policies he’s pledged won’t reward that faith.
What If Free Speech Means Banning TikTok?
A federal court is floating a new framework for thinking about the First Amendment in the age of social media.
The Wellness Women Are on the March
Behind MAHA, RFK Jr.’s alternative-health movement, is a legion of Instagram influencers with millions of followers.
When a Shooting Spurs a Social-Media Cycle
A conversation with Charlie Warzel about the internet’s frantic search for a narrative
Luigi Mangione Has to Mean Something
The internet is better at telling stories than it is at making sense.
Lina Khan Goes Out With a Bang
The failed Kroger-Albertsons merger offers the clearest proof yet that the new antitrust movement is breaking through.
Shopping Shouldn’t Be Instantaneous
A bit of inconvenience can be useful.
RFK Jr.’s Testosterone Regimen Is Almost Reasonable
But the would-be health secretary has shown more interest in pressing iron than pressing the science forward.
Adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude Sounded Impossible. It Wasn’t.
Netflix’s rendition of Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece works better than he might have expected.
Liberals Have an Own-Goal Problem
Trump’s electoral victory has prompted many liberal women to move away from men, in politics and in life. Doing so is a gift to the right.
The Virtuous Circle of a Happy Personality
Simply adopting positive traits such as being agreeable and conscientious will put you on an upward path to greater well-being.
A Clash of Titans
Day 12 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
A Novel That Disrupts a Fundamental Law of the Universe
In Solvej Balle’s new series, the concept of a time loop is more than a gimmick; it’s a way of rethinking human existence.
Will January 6 Be Memory-Holed?
With Trump teasing pardons for Capitol rioters, Radio Atlantic shares host Hanna Rosin’s podcast series We Live Here Now, about the 2021 insurrection and its aftermath.
The Ozempic Flip-Flop
West Virginia gave obesity drugs to teachers and state employees—then took them away.