How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying
I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.
The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense
Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
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.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
The Bliss of a Quieter Ego
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
The Court Can’t Think Straight When It Comes to Corruption
Yesterday’s decision demonstrates the justices’ sympathy for their powerful peers.
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.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
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