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Joe Biden Tried Popularism, and It Doesn’t Seem Very Po...

The president turned one of the highest-polling ideas in politics into reality. Few voters have even noticed.

Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever

Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas

The Great Democratic Success Story That Wasn’t

America can’t deliver Myanmar from its dictatorship, but it can do more than shift the burden and look away.

Why You Should Stop Worrying About Your Parenting

The research shows that you probably have less effect on your kids than you think—with one big exception: Your love will make them...

Joe Biden’s Drug-Price Conundrum

The president turned one of the most popular ideas in politics into reality. So far, no one seems to care.

The Icon of the Seas Will Not Countenance a Shrug

Notes from the inaugural voyage of the biggest cruise ship that has ever sailed

During the Eclipse, Don’t Just Look Up

There’s so much more to experience.

A Great Day for <em>The Atlantic</em>

For the third consecutive year, the American Society of Magazine Editors has bestowed upon The Atlantic its top prize.

<em>The Atlantic</em>’s 2024 National Magazine Award Wi...

Read the stories that were recognized at this year’s ASMEs.

Seven Books to Read in the Sunshine

Enjoying literature at a park, a beach, or an open-air café encourages a particular leisurely frame of mind.

There Is More Good Than Evil in This Country

In a new book, two sociologists reconstruct the lives of people who were abandoned in death.

The Best Books to Read Outside

Enjoying literature at a park, a beach, or an open-air café encourages a particular leisurely frame of mind.

The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust

Many Americans seem to have found no alternative method to build a sense of community.

The Coming Birth-Control Revolution

An abundance of new methods for men could transform women’s contraception too.

Goodness Is Our Default Mode

In a new book, two sociologists reconstruct the lives of people who were abandoned in death.

If Teenage Girls Ran America

Girls State is a sharp study of how a well-meaning civics program can simultaneously inspire and limit young women.

Men Are First in Line for the Best New Contraception

The next generation of birth control will be effective and reversible, with almost no side effects.

Helen of Troy Meets Her First Husband

A poem for Wednesday

What Americans Lost When They Stopped Going to Church

Many people seem to have found no alternative method to build a sense of community.

A Study in Senate Cowardice

Republicans like Rob Portman could have ended Donald Trump’s political career. They chose not to.

<em>The Atlantic </em>Wins Top Honor for Third Straight...

Tim Alberta, Sophie Gilbert, and Jennifer Senior win for reporting; Jenisha Watts and special issue, “To Reconstruct the Nation,” ...

The Big Money of College Basketball

Major promotional deals and gambling are reshaping the economics of the game.

A Tour Through Solar Eclipses of the Past

Images from the recent (and not-so-recent) past of previous eclipses, seen around the world

This Is What an Album Needs to Do Right Now

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is an exploration of country—not just the musical genre, but America itself.

A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change

During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures.

This Whale Has Something to Say

A novel about a young man and the orca named Lolita who knows him better than he knows himself.

Beyoncé’s All-American Futurism

The singer’s new album is an exploration of country—not just the musical genre, but the place we all share.

A Deadly Strike in Gaza

Israel faces international condemnation after its forces targeted vehicles from the aid group World Central Kitchen.

Why Rich Shoppers Get So Angry About Hermès

This is what happens when wealthy consumers run headlong into actual scarcity.

What the Suburb Haters Don’t Understand

The homogeneity of the suburbs has an upside: If strip malls and subdivisions remind you of home, you can feel nostalgic almost an...

Are You Legally Entitled to a Birkin?

This is what happens when wealthy shoppers run headlong into actual scarcity.

Nostalgia for Nowhere

I feel at home in strip malls, in the looping streets of subdivisions, in the bland suburban landscapes people love to hate.

What’s So Bad About Asking Where Humans Came From?

Human origin stories have often been used for nefarious purposes. That doesn’t mean they are worthless.

Supporting Trump Means Supporting a Culture of Violence

The former president is encouraging threats against his enemies—again.

The Doctor Will Ask About Your Gun Now

More physicians are making gun safety part of routine visits. But should they be?

The Most Dazzling Eclipse in the Universe

Anyone who watches the moon glide over the sun on April 8 will be witnessing the planetary version of a lightning strike.

Total Eclipses Are a Cosmic Accident

Anyone who watches the moon glide over the sun on April 8 will be witnessing the planetary version of a lightning strike.

The Fans Aren’t Always Right

The new Ghostbusters movie is fine—totally, completely fine. Why is the franchise treated so seriously?

What Would Society Look Like if Extreme Wealth Were Imp...

Limitarianism questions the idea that individual wealth is ever individual.

Ro Khanna Wants to Be the Future of the Democratic Part...

Khanna, a congressman who represents Silicon Valley, sees himself as a bridge between America’s faded industrial might and its dig...

A <em>Saturday Night Live </em>Monologue That Felt More...

Ramy Youssef brought a politics of care to his first time hosting the show.

The State That’s Trying to Rein in DEI Without Becoming...

How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity?

The Clock Is Running Out on Migratory Birds

Climate change is creating a mismatch between these travelers and their food supply.

Birds Can’t Keep Up With Climate Change

It's creating a mismatch between migration and their food supply.

An Unconventional Spy Show

Culture and entertainment musts from Sarah Zhang


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