Joe Bidens Moral Wisdom

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 5:13pm

The president has commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row to life without parole a historic move

American Politics Has an Age Problem

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 5:11pm

At its core this is an issue of honesty

A Terrible Irony How the Media Lost Trust

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 2:27pm

And a template for rebuilding it

Matt Gaetzs Winning Streak Is Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 1:47pm

At least for now

2024 The Year in Volcanic Activity

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 1:24pm

Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year

This Is It the Conversation Youve Been Waiting For

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 12:14pm

The politics of procrastination

Six Books to Read by the Fire

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 10:15am

Each of these titles is a perfect companion while the days grow imperceptibly longer

A Spray of Glowing Filaments

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 9:45am

Day 23 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Fatherhood Doesnt Have to Be a Private Endeavor

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 9:00am

Recent entries into the literature of parenting offer very different visions of dadhood as part of a mans personal or public life

How Tortillas Lost Their Magic

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 8:17am

Most American tortillas taste like cardboard Chefs restaurants and companies are trying to restore the corny glory

New York City Has Lost Control of Crime

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 6:22am

A gruesome murder on the subway shows just how far things have spiraled

Dear Therapist My Mom Is Guilt-Tripping My Boyfriend

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 6:00am

She wants him to spend the holidays with my hostile sister

Best of How To Identify What You Enjoy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/23/24 at 5:00am

Arthur C Brooks and Lori Gottlieb discuss the importance of fun the cultural distortion of emotions as good or bad and how envy can point yo...

Optimism Survives Even in Venezuela

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 4:25pm

Maduro is still in place but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country

The Custodian

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 11:00am

A poem published in The Atlantic in 2011

Martin Short Deserved Better

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 10:35am

The host of the SNL Christmas episode brought his irrepressible dynamism to the set but other guest celebrities stole the spotlight

The Edge of a Spiral

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 10:06am

Day 22 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

How Bitcoin Became Boring

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 7:00am

Cryptocurrencys newly minted respectability has come at the price of becoming just another asset class

The California Job-Killer That Wasnt

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 7:00am

The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workersand employment kept rising So why has the law been proclaimed a failure

Twelve Stories You Wont Want to Miss

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/22/24 at 6:00am

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Elon Musks Determining Role in Washington

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/21/24 at 11:39am

How the tech billionaire became Donald Trumps newest partner

Inside a Chaotic Nebula

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/21/24 at 10:31am

Day 21 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

The Strange Challenge of Small Talk

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/21/24 at 9:12am

Unlike some other life skills it doesnt seem to get easier the more you practice

Every Woman on This Show Is Loathsome Thats By Design

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/21/24 at 9:00am

Dune Prophecy allows its female leads to play both hero and villain

The Price of Humiliating Nicolás Maduro

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/21/24 at 6:00am

A new kind of repression is gripping Venezuela and its logic is menacingly opaque

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