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Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin

It is not just a military outpost. It is a cornerstone of Russia’s claim to great-power status.

The Next Abortion Battlefront

Plane tickets and gas money will shape the future of abortion in the United States.

RFK Jr. Is in the Wrong Agency

He could be a great agriculture secretary.

Since the Election, I Fear Men

How do I get over this anxiety?

Day 3 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Ripples from a galactic merger

Trumpists Don’t Seem to Mind Claims of Sexual Assault

Anything is forgivable as long as it comes from people they like.

South Korea’s Warning for Washington

Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.

Behind the Brain Rot

Oxford’s controversial Word of the Year captures how chronically online life has become.

Best of <em>How To</em>: Rest

Getting rest and going to the dentist aren’t as different as you might think.

The End of Democratic Delusions

The Trump Reaction and what comes next

The Christian Case for <em>Happy Holidays</em>

Well wishes should be addressed in the broadest possible terms.

When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk

How do you know what you’re not allowed to see?

Why They Lost

The Harris-campaign leadership believes that the Democrats narrowed the gap on Trump that Biden left—but not by enough.

A New Reckoning for Nuclear Energy

The U.S. is softening towards the idea of building a new fleet of nuclear reactors.

Would You Pay $1,000 for a Family Photo?

Just about anyone can take a picture with their smartphone. But some parents are paying top dollar to capture the perfect image.

A ‘Radical’ Approach to Reclaiming Your Attention

It’s not just about putting your phone away.

How to End the War In Gaza

The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah holds lessons for both Israel and the United States.

America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s view on fats is about bucking convention, not promoting health.

The Fall of Aleppo Was Oddly Familiar

Syria, like Iraq, allowed itself to become a tool of Iran, and therefore never developed a competent state.

Day 2 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Inside a stellar nursery

The Hunter Biden Pardon Is a Strategic Mistake

The blunder will haunt Democrats during the next Trump administration.

Journalism’s <em>What If </em>Problem

Too many reporters are writing fiction.

Six Stories on Love and Family

Read about marriage lessons, how to raise confident kids, the plight of the eldest daughter, and more.

The Great Grocery Squeeze

How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert

It’s Never Too Late to Learn an Instrument

You don’t have to be talented for jamming to be worthwhile.

A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate

Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel threatens to turn the FBI into an instrument of personal presidential power.

2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of two space teles...

Castle Rose

A poem for Sunday

Biden’s Unpardonable Hypocrisy

The president vowed not to pardon his son Hunter—and then did so anyway.

How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine

He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.

How a Strongman Made Himself Look Weak

Narendra Modi has picked a needless fight with the United States and Canada.

How Humans Handle Housework

Minimizing gender disparities in house chores means reconsidering some deeply held societal truths.

The Future of the Executive Branch

The Trump administration has plans to overhaul the federal government—but how will the president-elect and his allies actually bri...

The Kash Patel Principle

Trump’s choice for FBI director speaks volumes about his real second-term agenda

The Trends <em>Atlantic</em> Writers Love and Hate

Six answers to the question: “What’s a trend you wish would come back, and one you wish would go away?”

How Gen Z Came to See Books as a Waste of Time

Young people might be responding to a cultural message: Reading just isn’t that important.

Photos of the Week: Doo Dah, Horse Play, Cloud Falls

An autonomous delivery robot in Barcelona, a heat wave in Australia, a triceratops auction in France, a lava flow in southwestern ...

What Breaking Up Google’s Search Monopoly Could Do to A...

The most powerful chatbot may not be the most successful one.

Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like O...

New research points to a future in which pleasure and pain relief can be independently controlled.

A Late Win for Biden in the Middle East

The cease-fire in Lebanon finally forestalls the prospect of a region-wide war.

The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics

Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues ...

Always a Girlboss, Never a Tradwife

A new Netflix documentary explores the cost of Martha Stewart’s chase for domestic perfection.

Why Are You Still Cooking With That?

Black plastic spatulas, nonstick pans, and other Thanksgiving cooking worries

The Most Controversial Game on the Internet

Wyna Liu, the editor of the New York Times game Connections, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire.

Three Ways to Handle an Awkward Thanksgiving

Even if you’re sitting down with a boorish uncle or a snippy cousin, you can do things to make the occasion a happy one.


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