Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?
Germany’s far-right party hates immigration, and some of its leaders have a disturbing tendency to say things that sound Nazi-curious.
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
A Novel About Motherhood, Childhood, and Secrets
Atlantic editor Honor Jones discusses her debut novel, Sleep, and what fiction does that journalism cannot.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
25 of the Best Horror Films You Can Watch, Ranked by Scariness
This list should have something for everyone, no matter your fear-tolerance level.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
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.
Indonesia’s ‘Silvermen’ Beg for Survival
In Jakarta, to make ends meet, some people have chosen to paint themselves silver, seeking donations from passing motorists.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
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.
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.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
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