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The Anti-Natalist’s Revenge

A manifesto left by the bomber of a fertility clinic demands refutation.

‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’

The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

Parents Are Sacrificing Their Social Lives on the Altar of Intensive Parenting

Inequality has seemingly caused many American parents to jettison friendships and activities in order to invest more resources in their kids.

How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World

The human brain has a way of creating logic, even when it’s drifting from reality.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

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

What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism

Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth

The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.

An Awkward Truth About American Work

Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media.

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

It’s not just a phase.

The Beauty That Moral Courage Creates

A lovely paradox of doing good in the world is that it does you good too.

The Long War That Ended Last Week

The PKK is disarming. Can Turkey keep the peace?

America’s Johnson & Johnson Problem

A new book reveals how Big Pharma’s brazen behavior fueled medical mistrust.

What We Inherit From Our Parents

We’re not doomed to repeat their mistakes, or destined to mimic their best behavior.