The Anti-Anti-Feminist Election
The fight over South Korea’s democracy is also a fight over women’s rights.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
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.
‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
The Unconstitutional Conservatives
Not too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law, limiting the power of government, and protecting individual liberty. Then came Donald Trump.
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 'H' In IMHO Does Not Mean Humble or Honest
We all know what imho means.
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.
American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It
A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.
24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
Strategizing With Ghosts
Memories of the past shape the choices of nations in the present.