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‘We Want <em>All </em>of It’

The Columbia protesters backed themselves into a corner.

I Am Building an Archive to Prove That Palestine Exists

For me and my family, this work is an act of hope.

Will Biden Have a Gaza Problem in November’s Poll?

Foreign policy does not usually swing national elections, but this time could be different.

The End of Cultural Arbitrage

The internet makes most information instantly available. What if that’s why mass culture is so boring?

When Poetry Could Define a Life

The close passing of the poetry critics Marjorie Perloff and Helen Vendler is a moment to recognize the end of an era.

Democrats Defang the House’s Far Right

By pledging to support Mike Johnson, Democrats have freed the House from the grip of GOP hard-liners.

Is Iran a Country or a Cause?

The ideologues are winning a decades-long battle over Tehran’s foreign policy.

The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice

I resigned from the Ford presidential foundation over its refusal to honor Liz Cheney. But my decision was bigger than that.

The Mysteries of Plant “Intelligence”

Scientists are arguing about whether concepts like memory, consciousness, and communication can be applied beyond the animal kingd...

When Voters Care About Foreign Affairs

Generally they don’t. But for Biden, Gaza could make this election different.

The Columbia Protesters Backed Themselves Into a Corner

Maximalist rhetoric made the ultimate confrontation inevitable.

Why I Am Creating an Archive for Palestine

For me and my family, this work is an act of hope.

Florida Is Preparing for Midnight

A new abortion ban has providers there scrambling—and clinics in other states preparing for a crush of new patients.

<em>The Atlantic </em>Announces Democracy at a Crossroa...

First event May 2 at the University of Nevada, Reno with Elaina Plott Calabro, Adam Harris, Ron Brownstein, and Evan Smith.

America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off

Somehow, the U.S. is both over- and under-reacting to bird flu and other pressing infectious threats.

America’s Response to Bird Flu Is ‘Out of Whack’

The United States has somehow gotten worse at responding to infectious disease.

A Uniquely French Approach to Environmentalism

The biodiversity police might just work.

How Daniel Radcliffe Outran Harry Potter

He was the world’s most famous child star. Then he had to figure out what came next.

Are White Women Better Now?

What anti-racism workshops taught us

Trump’s Contempt Knows No Bounds

Judge Juan Merchan sanctioned the former president for the first, and likely not the last, time.

Those Who Preach Free Speech Need to Practice It

Too many leaders, on campus and in government, are failing to uphold the First Amendment rights they claim to champion.

Charge Palestine With Genocide, Too

The case for having the International Court of Justice hear two cases at once

When Your Every Decision Feels Torturous

Neel Mukherjee’s new novel explores the reality that no choice—particularly as a parent—is perfect.

Israel Is Lonely in the Dock

The case for charging Palestine with genocide, and letting the ICJ hear two cases at once.

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me 30 Years Ago

Life is not measured by a moment. Focus on getting the big things right.

A Father Consumed by the Question of What to Teach His ...

Neel Mukherjee’s new novel explores the reality that no decision—particularly as a parent—is perfect.

Colleges Are Failing the Free Speech Test

Too many leaders are failing to uphold the First Amendment rights they claim to champion.

When Patients Do Their Own Research

At its best, medicine will be a process of shared decision making, and doctors need to be prepared.

Dear Therapist: I Flipped Out at My Brother, and I Regr...

How can I apologize to him, but also explain that he makes me feel small?

Did Kristi Noem Just Doom Her Career?

She may have forgotten that Americans love dogs more than they love politicians.

A Nail-Biter Show for Late-Night Bingeing

Culture and entertainment musts from Walt Hunter

America Lost the Plot With TikTok

Congress is bungling tech regulation yet again.

The TikTok Ban Is a Red Herring

Congress is bungling tech regulation yet again.

Touch Screens Are Ruining Cars

Driving my old car has become a periodic deliverance back into the real.

Will Americans Ever Get Sick of Cheap Junk?

We’re nowhere near peak stuff.

Dear Therapist: I Flipped Out at My Brother and I Regre...

How can I apologize to him, but also explain that he makes me feel small?

America Is Nowhere Near Peak Stuff

What would it take for shoppers to get tired of cheap junk?

The Godfather of American Comedy

The funniest people on the planet think there’s no funnier person than Albert Brooks.

The Plot to Wreck the Democratic Convention

May not amount to much, actually

Dear Therapist: I Explode When I'm Dealing With My Brot...

How do I apologize for my most recent eruption?

The Sci-Fi Writer Who Invented Conspiracy Theory

It all goes back to one man in the 1950s: a military-intelligence expert in psychological warfare.

Noon

A poem for Sunday

Why We Still Use Postage Stamps

The enduring necessity (and importance) of a nearly 200-year-old technology

Seaweed Mining Could Power the Future

It's full of minerals that could speed along the green-energy transition.

Scientists Are Trying to Mine Seaweed

It’s full of minerals that could speed along the green-energy transition.


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