What Is Comedy For

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/6/23 at 2:00am

The question has never been harder to answer

Photos of the Week Masked Witness Right Whale Stormy Gorge

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 7:30pm

The end of Oktoberfest in Germany cranberry harvesting in Ontario drought-affected regions in Indonesia and Brazil scenes from the Asian Gam...

The Nobel Winner Whose Writing Speaks to Everyone

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 1:01pm

Jon Fosses English translator on the authors evocation of peacefulness

Bidens New Student-Debt Strategy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 12:55pm

How the return of student-loan payments will affect Americansand what the administration is trying to do about it

Desire in a Dying World

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 8:37am

C Pam Zhangs new novel asks whether seeking pleasure amid collapse is inherently immoral

The West Armed Ukraine for a Caricature of Modern War

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 6:57am

An outdated view of warfare helps explain why the US was slow to supply long-range missiles

The Real Reason Bidens Political Wins Dont Register With Voters

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 6:15am

Its not him Its us

The Cases Against Trump A Guide

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 2:30am

Fraud Hush money Election subversion Mar-a-Lago documents One place to keep track of the presidential candidates legal troubles

Be Humble and Be Happier

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 2:00am

Getting things in proportion and letting go of pretension are great ways of being at peace with yourself

Netflixs Buzzy Wall Street Thriller Is a Letdown

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 2:00am

Though it started a Hollywood bidding war Fair Play is never as provocative as it wants to be

The Souvenir Speakership

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/5/23 at 1:30am

Kevin McCarthy got what he wanted It just didnt last long

When Main Characters Commandeer Congress

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 12:52pm

The defining personality trait of our time has entered the political mainstream

The 2024 US Presidential Race A Cheat Sheet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 12:14pm

No one alive has seen a race like this

Why Bidens Age Is An Unavoidable Conversation

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 9:20am

Human history is littered with good leaders who stayed too long one reader argues

Volunteer Veterinarians in Ukraine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 7:47am

A group of volunteer veterinarians visits a small village near the front line in Ukraine

AIs Present Matters More Than Its Imagined Future

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 7:39am

Lets not spend too much time daydreaming

Education Is Now Americas Great Divide

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 6:40am

New research shows that having a degree helps determine not only your opportunities in life but even how long youll live

Why Wont Anyone Just Leave These Women Alone

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 5:34am

Kitty Greens new movie The Royal Hotel follows two backpackers who do everything they can to avoid male aggressionand find it anyway

The Republican Delusion Machine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 5:20am

The requisite for GOP leadership is delivering fantasiesthat Trump won in 2020 that the Republicans did not lose in 2022 Fail at that and yo...

How to Steal an Election in Advance

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 4:30am

The Law and Justice party captured the Polish state Can democracy survive

On a Clear Day

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 2:00am

The gridlike form of this poem is inspired by the paintings of Agnes Martin It appears in the November 2023 print edition

Ukraine Is Losing Eastern European Allies

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/4/23 at 2:00am

Slovakia and Poland mattered and they are slipping away

Kevin McCarthy Got What He Deserved

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/3/23 at 4:37pm

The House speaker surrendered every principle and in the end it still wasnt enough to save him

The Only Sin That Republicans Cant Forgive

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/3/23 at 4:09pm

Kevin McCarthys demise continues a cycle among House Republicans that now traces back nearly half a century

Is Biden Relying On the Wrong Slogan

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/3/23 at 1:13pm

Bidenomics is a clapback at the presidents critics But its also an attempt to attach his legacy to the unwieldy forces of the economy

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