Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
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.
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?
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 Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria
A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?
Three possible arguments against the tech company
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts
If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
The Efficacy of Prayer
“The very question ‘Does prayer work?’ puts us in the wrong frame of mind from the outset.”
China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China