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What I Heard at Swifties for Kamala

A Zoom call hosted by a Taylor Swift fan group that supports Harris was leaning into its own dorkiness.

For Swifties for Kamala, the Cringe Is the Point

A Zoom call hosted by a Taylor Swift fan group that supports Harris was leaning into its own dorkiness.

The Corals That Survive Climate Change Will Be Unrecogn...

They have endured so much, and to endure this, they'd have to adapt dramatically.

The Growing Gender Divide, Three Minutes at a Time

Sabrina Carpenter tackles the exasperation of being young, female, straight, and single in 2024.

Introducing: <em>We Live Here Now</em>

We found out that our new neighbors were supporting January 6 insurrectionists. Coming September 18.

Earth Was Coral’s Planet First

And it could be again.

Why Did This Progressive Evangelical Church Fall Apart?

In her new book, Eliza Griswold examines the forces that led to one congregation’s collapse.

New York City’s Chaos Mayor

Eric Adams ran as a law-and-order candidate. But too often he creates his own drama.

Seven Questions That Should Be Easy for Harris to Answe...

She hasn’t had an in-depth interview with a journalist since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

Keepsake

A poem for Wednesday

Jack Smith Isn’t Backing Down

After a Supreme Court ruling challenged his case, the special counsel filed a fresh indictment of Donald Trump.

The Last-Minute Curveball for a Big FTC Ban

A judge blocked the FTC’s effort to ban noncompetes. But the federal agency wasn’t the only one with its eye on these agreements....

I Smuggled My Laptop Past the Taliban So I Could Write ...

My escape from Afghanistan

Expiration Dates Are Meaningless

Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.

What Second-Chance Couples Know About Love

Getting back together with an ex is risky—but it might pay off.

20-Somethings Are in Trouble

They’re more depressed, more anxious, and lonelier than any other age group in America—but their distress has gone widely unnotice...

My Demoralizing but Not Surprising Cancellation

About an hour before my first book event, I heard from my publicist that the bookstore had “concerns” about my conversation partne...

The Progressive Jewish Bind

About an hour before my first book event, I heard from my publicist that the bookstore had “concerns” about my conversation partne...

The Electric Feeling of Summer Romance

Ruby Opalka’s “Spit,” a new short story in The Atlantic, captures the intensity of young love.

Inspectors General Are Doing Essential—And Unpopular—Wo...

In my years of government service, I saw again and again how they make agencies more accountable, efficient, and honest.

Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Exc...

The pro-life justification for supporting the former president has now collapsed.

The Rights of American Slaves

The hidden history of how some enslaved people exercised legal rights

When Victimhood Takes a Bad-Faith Turn

Wronged explores how the practice of claiming harm has become the rhetorical province of the powerful.

AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment

Did they waste it?

Why Vulnerability Matters More Than Victimhood

Wronged explores how the practice of claiming harm has become the rhetorical province of the powerful.

Checking In on the AI Doomers

Are y’all okay?

Trump Betrays the Pro-life Movement

Trump deserves the disapprobation of evangelical Christians, not their vote.

How Slaves Used the Law

A historian explains how some enslaved people were able to access contract and property rights even before emancipation.

Is a New Palestinian Movement Being Born?

Chicago vividly illustrated the limits of one approach—and the potential of another.

The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump

The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.

Shane Harris to Join <em>The Atlantic</em> as a Staff W...

The Atlantic has hired Shane Harris as a staff writer to cover national security and intelligence, editor in chief Jeffrey Goldber...

America Is Doubling Down on Sewer Surveillance

Like viruses, illicit and prescription drugs leave behind traces in the country’s wastewater systems.

American Is Doubling Down on Sewer Surveillance

Like viruses, illicit and prescription drugs leave behind traces in the country’s wastewater systems.

Young Men Have Invented a New Way to Defeat Themselves

Rawdogging is a search for purity that cannot be achieved.

Young Adults Are in Crisis

They’re more depressed, more anxious, and lonelier than any other age group in America —but their distress has gone widely unnotic...

A New Way to Track Americans’ Drug Use

Like viruses, illicit and prescription drugs leave behind traces in the country’s wastewater systems.

Kamala Harris Is Rerunning Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campa...

But without the fumbles

What Trump Got Right About National Security

Despite occasional chaos in the White House, Trump administered long-overdue correctives to a number of unwise policies.

The Silent Mental-Health Crisis

Young adults are not okay—and their distress has gone widely unnoticed.

A New Way to Be Annoying on Planes

There is no such thing as “rawdogging.”

Dear Therapist: My Relatives Don’t Believe My Parents W...

How do I maintain a relationship with my extended family without feeling so unheard?

The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump

Why Kash Patel is exactly the kind of person who would serve in a second Trump administration

Elon Musk to the Rescue

SpaceX will bring home two stranded astronauts, consolidating its position as America’s dominant space company.

21 Minutes in the Buttigieg Bubble

At the Democratic National Convention, the transportation secretary and his entourage moved fast.

Five Books That Changed Readers’ Minds

These titles will challenge your expectations.


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