The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
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.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
Israel Plunges Into Darkness
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out
The tyranny of school spirit days
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