Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense
Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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