King of the Hill Now Looks Like a Fantasy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/13/25 at 6:30am

The sitcom returns with a vision of suburban America thats harder to come by

The Couple That Survived Four Months Floating in the Ocean Together

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/13/25 at 6:00am

The book A Marriage at Sea tells a hopefully completely unrelatable story

The Virtue of Integrity

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/13/25 at 5:00am

The only way out of our wreckage is to rewrite the cultural script to make excellence in character admired again

Trump Forces His Opponents to Choose Between Bad Options

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 4:44pm

Some of the presidents power stems from his ability to put his opponents in lose-lose situations

Trumps Dreams for DC Could Soon Hit Reality

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 2:21pm

The president will likely find that broad emergency powers do not give him free rein

The Colors of the World Seen From the International Space Station

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 12:29pm

Recent photographs from crew members aboard the ISS show some spectacular views of auroras moonsets the Milky Way and more seen from from th...

Dear James I Cant Keep My Mouth Shut at Work

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 12:00pm

I try to temper my natural brusqueness with watercooler niceties but sometimes I cant help but speak up

How Managers Can Use the Science of Happiness

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 10:00am

The ultimate management advice could be just to be human

Vladimir Putin Could Be Laying a Trap

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 8:35am

Donald Trump badly wants a deal to end the war in Ukraine What is he willing to give up

Kari Lakes Attempt to Deport Her Own Employees

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 7:00am

Their time here is up she said of J-1 visa holders who worked for Voice of America

Was Your Kids Report Card Written By AI

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 6:30am

The chatbot takeover of education is just getting started

The Death Penalty Has No Place in This Country

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 6:00am

Readers respond to our July 2025 cover story and more

No Parents Allowed

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 6:00am

Before smartphones and social media teenagers constructed their identity on the walls of their room

Yes DC Has a Crime Problem Its Different Than Trump Thinks

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/12/25 at 6:00am

Although crime is declining Washington is still far more dangerous than the capital of the United States should be Lets not define deviancy ...

The Presidents Police State

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 6:23pm

Trump is delivering the authoritarian government his party long warned about

This Isnt About Crime

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 4:11pm

Donald Trumps plans for Washington DC are a warning to us all

A Show of Weakness Not Power

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 4:00pm

So far Donald Trumps DC law-enforcement surge appears mostly farcical

Extreme Home Makeover White House Edition

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 3:39pm

This old fly-infested building needs some work

The Facial-Recognition Sham

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 2:55pm

Surveillance wont make the internet safer

Whos Afraid of Peak Mineral

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 2:52pm

A new study found that in hundreds of clean-energy futures the world fell short of key resources

Israel and Gaza Held Hostage by Fundamentalism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 12:05pm

Benjamin Netanyahu may do to his country what its enemies have failed to achieve

Are You Cowmaxxing

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 11:33am

Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning of cow-based wellness

The One Screen-Time Rule All Parents Should Enforce

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 9:49am

No tech in the bedroom Ever

How Not to Fix American Democracy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 7:00am

A new book argues for making the US a true democracy but fails at the essential strategy of persuasion

How Kids TV Turned Into Preschool Tinder

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/11/25 at 7:00am

Deciding whats enriching for children to watch has become more daunting than ever

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