China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash
The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
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.
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.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
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