How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine
He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
How a Strongman Made Himself Look Weak
Narendra Modi has picked a needless fight with the United States and Canada.
What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Military
Politicizing the U.S. armed forces won’t just hurt democracy. It will make the military weaker.
Why Are You Still Cooking With That?
Black plastic spatulas, nonstick pans, and other Thanksgiving cooking worries
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Most Controversial Game on the Internet
Wyna Liu, the editor of the New York Times game Connections, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire.
Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like OxyContin
New research points to a future in which pleasure and pain relief can be independently controlled.
The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics
Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones.
How Gen Z Came to See Books as a Waste of Time
Young people might be responding to a cultural message: Reading just isn’t that important.
Put Down the Vacuum
Americans need to get off the tidiness treadmill.
The Atlantic Gift Guide
The Atlantic has chosen 65 gifts for bringing more merriment, adventure, and wonder to the ones you love.
My Husband Paid Me to Do Housework
We wanted to address a systemic, gendered imbalance. It didn’t really work.
Why People Wait 10 Days to Do Something That Takes 10 Minutes
Chores are the worst.
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
Expiration Dates Are Meaningless
Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.
Is Ambivalence Killing Parenthood?
And can deciding to have kids even be a rational exercise in the first place?
Always a Girlboss, Never a Tradwife
A new Netflix documentary explores the cost of Martha Stewart’s chase for domestic perfection.
Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
You don’t have to become a Buddhist monk to realize the value of contemplating hard questions without clear answers.
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