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The Death of American Exceptionalism

What it means that most young people in the U.S. no longer believe their country is anything special

The Everyday Warfare of Voting in America

Election officials are under siege.

When Neighbors Live in Different Worlds

What would you do if you found out January 6th supporters were your new neighbors?

America’s Shifting Attitudes Toward Marijuana

The myths that fueled the drug’s criminalization have deep roots.

Elon Musk Is a New Kind of Political Donor

His zealous efforts to help Donald Trump get elected could shape the race.

Why People Itch, and How to Stop It

Scientists are discovering lots of little itch switches.

Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War with Israel—But ...

The opposition fears that Israeli attacks will strengthen the Islamic Republic.

The Dilemma at the Heart of McDonald’s <em>E. Coli...

Prepared food is convenient, but also susceptible to contamination.

Are You a Platonist or an Aristotelian?

Your answer may determine how happy you can be.

Trump and the January 6 Memory Hole

When is it better to forget? A conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin.

‘There’s People That Are Absolutely Ready to Take ...

What will happen if Donald Trump loses the election?

America’s Strangest Tourist Destination

Taking selfies in the cradle of the atom bomb

This Election Is No <em>West Wing</em> Reunion

Martin Sheen is doing his very best to pep up stressed-out Democrats.

The Swing States Are in Good Hands

The places most crucial to the election have leaders who are committed to a fair process.

Michel Houellebecq Has Some Fresh Predictions. Be ...

In a new novel, France’s famously abrasive author progresses from barbed satire to a spiritual-conversion narrative.

<em>West Wing</em> Nostalgia Just Won’t Quit

On the campaign trail for Kamala Harris with Martin Sheen

Ratpocalypse Now

Those rat-proof bins? Not rat-proof after all.

Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World

“This is unstoppable.”

Trump’s Depravity Will Not Cost Him This Election...

Many Americans know exactly who Trump is, and they like it.

Solar Power’s Glow-Up

“This is unstoppable.”

Why Are We Humoring Them?

When Donald Trump and Elon Musk can turn death threats into punch lines, the joke is on the rest of us—and that’s the point.

The Positions That the Democrats Won’t Defend

In trans-rights controversies, conservatives see proof that the left is promoting its own values by fiat.

Why People Itch and How to Stop It

Scientists are discovering lots of little itch switches.

Six Political Memoirs Worth Reading

Hackish campaign memoirs shouldn’t indict the entire genre—there are truly excellent books written about power from the inside....

Why Randy Newman is Least Loved For His Best Work

The musician’s greatest songs are dramatic, psychologically complex, and often very bleak.

Hating the Regime, Waiting for War

Iranian dissidents fear that Israeli attacks will strengthen the Islamic Republic.

The Subtext of All Trump’s Talk About Trans Issues...

For the right, trans issues epitomize bureaucratic fiat.

ChatGPT Doesn’t Have to Ruin College

The power of a robust honor code—and abundant institutional resources

Six Books About How Politics Changes People

Hackish campaign memoirs shouldn’t indict the entire genre—there are truly excellent books written about power from the inside....

<em>The Atlantic</em> Did Not Publish an Article W...

The Atlantic did not publish an article with the headline “Trump Is Literally Hitler.”An image with this fabricated headline is ci...

The Three Factors That Will Decide the Election

The convergence of three powerful forces will shape next month’s election in places like Charleroi and throughout the Rust Belt.

The Chronically Online Have Stolen Halloween

Obscure meme costumes are sucking the joy from the holiday.

ChatGPT vs the Honor Code

The challenge posed by AI for American colleges and universities is not primarily technological but cultural and economic.

Is Civility Enough?

What happens when you really get to know someone who is your political opposite.

How to Win Pennsylvania

By remembering that class, not race, is now the starkest division in American politics

Why Harris Is Joining Forces With the Never Trumpe...

They’re helping her make the case that keeping Donald Trump out of office is not about party politics.

No One Knows How Big Pumpkins Can Get

A decade ago, the world's heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. Now the 3,000-pound mark is within sight.

Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Ha...

The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.

The Dream of a 3,000-Pound Pumpkin

Giant pumpkins somehow just keep getting bigger.

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

The world stands on the brink of great-power conflict—yet neither candidate has mapped out for American voters how the U.S. can me...

The Worst Insult I Ever Heard as an Opera Singer

I’m not sure how to recover from this.

The U.S. Is Electing a Wartime President

The world stands on the brink of great-power conflict—yet neither candidate has mapped out for American voters how the U.S. can me...

There’s No Coming Back From <em>Dobbs</em>

No new federal legislation can rewind abortion in America to 2021.

The Improbable Coalition That Is Harris’s Best Hop...

The battleground state of Michigan reveals the Democrat’s most plausible path to winning the presidency.

This Influencer Says You Can’t Parent Too Gently

Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta says parents should avoid punishing their kids and focus on "loving connection" instead. Do her methods wor...


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