That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/15/23 at 2:00am

Next Goal Wins is a dire uncomfortable watch that misuses Taika Waititis breezy humor

The Problem With Political Art

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/15/23 at 1:31am

Activism corrupts writing

Who Wants a One-State Solution

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/15/23 at 1:00am

Ignoring the national aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis wont solve their conflict

The American Socialist Split Over Israel

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/15/23 at 1:00am

Older members are unhappy with the DSA

What the Supreme Courts New Ethics Code Lacks

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 1:57pm

The written code of conduct nods at the public pressure the Court is facing but it cant do much to change the justices behavior

The Republicans Have No Majority

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 11:53am

Speaker Mike Johnson averted a government shutdown by relying on the strategy that doomed his predecessor a bailout from Democrats How much ...

Why So Many Accidental Pregnancies Happen in Your 40s

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 8:10am

Conceiving after 35 is next to impossibleright

Sphere and Loathing in Las Vegas

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 8:10am

My night in front of the worlds largest LED screen

A Snapshot of Bidens Swing-State Troubles

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 7:00am

His standing in Nevada probably isnt as bad as polling suggests But Democrats should still be worried

The Panda Phase of the British Conservatives

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 6:30am

Looking at them you wonder Do they even want to survive

The Meaning of Sir and Maam

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 3:09am

Id assumed this practice was a manifestation of military decorum

Hamas Must Go

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 3:01am

The terror group has proved again and again that it will sabotage any efforts to forge a lasting peace

Have Yourself an Early Little Christmas

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 1:30am

Why I put my tree up before I carve the Thanksgiving turkey

The Plight of the Eldest Daughter

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/14/23 at 1:00am

Women are expected to be nurturers Firstborns are expected to be exemplars Being both is exhausting

The Juvenile Viciousness of Campus Anti-Semitism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 1:10pm

Some of Americas students are embracing an ancient evil

Diwali 2023 Images from the Festival of Lights

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 7:26am

Photos from this years festival as celebrants color their world give prayers and wish one another a happy Diwali

Did Humans Ever Live in Peace

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 7:15am

War may be ancient but it doesnt have to go on forever

A Life Without Nature Is a Lonely One

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 5:17am

Our relationship to Earth and our relationships with one another are deeply intertwined

To Reconstruct The Nation Special issue of The Atlantic examines Americas most radical experiment and its aftermath

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 3:08am

Issue premieres sweeping full-length play by Anna Deavere Smith This Ghost of Slavery

The False Comfort of Comparing Biden to Obama

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 1:30am

Yes Obama won reelection despite Biden-esque polling numbers But the comparison goes only so far

Trump Isnt Merely Unhinged

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 1:30am

Many of his recent statements illustrate a profoundly un-American set of ideas

When Milton Friedman Ran the Show

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 1:00am

The economists free-market ideas once a reigning consensus have been marginalizedyet have also left a disconcerting mark

Finding My Family in the Freedmens Bureau Archives

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 12:00am

Its documents reveal the names and experiences of people who are often invisible in the conventional telling of history

The Questions That Most Need Asking

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/13/23 at 12:00am

The Atlantic revisits Reconstruction

How Black Americans Kept Reconstruction Alive

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/12/23 at 11:55pm

The federal government abandoned Reconstruction in 1877 but Black people didnt give up on the moments promise

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