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Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying

I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.

How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap

For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.

The Court Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Corruption

Yesterday’s decision demonstrates the justices’ sympathy for their powerful peers.

A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship

Would you raise kids with your best pals?

We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift

Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time

The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.

Don’t Let Love Take Over Your Life

The case for love-life balance

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.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading

Hint: It’s not just the screens.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

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.

The New Divide in American Marriage

College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.

SNL Isn’t Really Hot for Your Mom

A raunchy sketch ends up reinforcing the stereotype of mothers as frumpy and sexless.

Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce

Food safety in America is under attack.

Trump’s Inevitable Betrayal of His Supporters

Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice.

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’

The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.