A New Era in Weed Research

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/3/24 at 5:30am

Rescheduling marijuana could help make its health effects a whole lot clearer

What's Left to Restrain Donald Trump

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/3/24 at 5:00am

If the former president really did order an assassinationas his lawyers argue he coulddoes anyone believe it would cost him his supporters

Photos of the Week May Day Campus Protests Snake Festival

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/3/24 at 5:00am

Devastating floods across Kenya a Pagan fire festival in Scotland antler gathering in Wyoming pro-Palestinian demonstrations at many America...

A Failure of Imagination About Trump

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 5:29pm

American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate

Milk Cant Catch a Break

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 3:47pm

The bird-flu panic has gotten out of hand

A Critics Case Against Cinema

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 11:53am

Sixty years ago Pauline Kael said that the movies were going to pieces In a sense she was right

Bidens Patience With Campus Protests Runs Out

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 11:11am

Chaos in the streetsreal imagined or exaggeratedis never to an incumbents advantage

The Blistering Power of an Overlooked Woman

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 10:50am

In its third season Hacks faces the failures of late-night comedy head-on

Trump Cant Stay Awake for His Own Trial

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 10:16am

Another reminder that Biden isnt the only elderly presidential candidate

You Can Test Your Blood for 50 Kinds of Cancer

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 8:49am

But is that really such a good idea

The Complicated Ethics of Rare-Book Collecting

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 6:00am

Literary treasures are too often hidden away from the publicbut the world of private collecting isnt all bad

Did I Help Free a Guilty Man

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 6:00am

I argued that Jens Söring was wrongfully convicted of a double murder and in 2019 he was released on parole after three decades in prison T...

Why a Bit of Restraint Can Do You a Lot of Good

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 6:00am

An uninhibited quest for authenticity sounds great But if that just means acting out youre unlikely to be so happy

Americas IVF Failure

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 6:00am

One out of every 50 babies born in the US was conceived via IVF Why is the industry so poorly regulated

The Botany Revolution

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 6:00am

Some scientists are starting to reopen a provocative debate Are plants intelligent

Colleges Love ProtestsWhen Theyre in the Past

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/2/24 at 5:30am

Many of Americas universities are reaping what they sowed

The 1968 Hangover

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 4:54pm

Like Nixon before him Trump could use campus protests to further stoke an already polarized electorate

America Cant Stop Watching Creepy Robot Videos

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 3:12pm

Boston Dynamics has perfected the art of freaking people out Now other tech companies are trying to do the same

Bidens Electoral College Challenge

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 1:31pm

How demographic change is scrambling the geography of the 2024 presidential race

The Atlantic Hires Ali Breland as Staff Writer Covering Extremism Julie Beck Ellen Cushing and Matteo Wong Move to Staff Writers

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 12:38pm

The Atlantic is sharing news about four new staff writers the hire of Ali Breland most recently at Mother Jones to report on disinformation ...

The End of Cultural Arbitrage

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 8:24am

The internet makes most information instantly available What if thats why mass culture is so boring

When Poetry Could Define a Life

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 7:25am

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

When Voters Care About Foreign Affairs

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 6:30am

Generally they dont But for Biden Gaza could make this election different

The Mysteries of Plant Intelligence

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 6:00am

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

The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/1/24 at 6:00am

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

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