Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
Just Let Your Kids Play With Makeup
Many people consider it a red flag. It doesn’t have to be.
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria
A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
A Different Way to Think About Medicine’s Most Stubborn Enigma
A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.
Private Schools Have Become Truly Obscene
Elite schools breed entitlement, entrench inequality—and then pretend to be engines of social change.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life
I’m utterly lost.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
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 Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans
Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.
The Bored Sex
Women, more than men, tend to feel stultified by long-term exclusivity—despite having been taught that they were designed for it.
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