Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/19/25 at 6:00am

After nearly a decade of fine-tuning the industry still hasnt figured out how to reach enough Donald Trump supporters

Time for a Refresher on What Free Speech Means

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/19/25 at 6:00am

Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficultand necessarytruly defending free expression is

Germany Arrests King Peter I the Son of Man the Messiah

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/19/25 at 5:00am

Peter identified sources of frustration and indignity that might bother virtually any German how one navigates banking taxation health care ...

The Talented Mr Vance

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/19/25 at 5:00am

J D Vance could have brought the countrys conflicting strands together Instead he took a divisive path to the peak of power

How to Really Fix Air-Traffic Control

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/19/25 at 5:00am

Theres a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country

The Couples Are Talking Past Each Other on SNL

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 11:18am

Bad Bunny's sketch about what two Latino men are really saying about their girlfriends reveals what people often miss across cultural barrie...

Old News

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 7:30am

Im more at home in The Past want though I may To live in this lonesome place The Present MomentI share a stack of magazines with someone Who...

The Staying Power of the College Chaplain

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 7:30am

Students are growing less religious Campus spiritual leaders are adapting

Lost at Sea

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 7:00am

On my first time out as a commercial fisherman my boat sank my captain died and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific

Victorian Orchid Hunters Were Not Thrill-Seekers

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 6:00am

They were working-class folks

Trump the Grifter

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 6:00am

The framers of the Constitution were trying to prevent exactly this sort of corruption

How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/18/25 at 6:00am

Swallow your pride and make the first move one reader says

What We Inherit From Our Parents

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 9:22am

Were not doomed to repeat their mistakes or destined to mimic their best behavior

TVs Easiest Longest-Running Punch Line

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 9:00am

On Weekend Update Colin Jost is a smug know-it-all whos easy to dislike Thats the point

Trumps Transactional Foreign Policy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 8:54am

What the presidents visit to the Middle East reveals about Americas shifting global role

Return of the Shaman

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 7:00am

How visionary healers became a fixture of contemporary American culture and politics

The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 7:00am

A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence more than Robert F Kennedy Jr does but they still question the worth of vaccines

No One Knows How to Save Hollywood

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 7:00am

Trumps plan to impose tariffs on movies seized upon the American film industrys existential panic

A Phone That Blocks All of the Bad Stuff

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/17/25 at 6:00am

Why are there so many alternative devices all of a sudden

The Good News About Crime

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 4:30pm

The sharp rise in violent crime starting in 2020 received lots of attention The recent reported drops not so much

The Question the Trump Administration Couldnt Answer About Birthright Citizenship

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 3:22pm

The government doesnt seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy

Trumps Immoral World Order

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 1:12pm

This weeks Gulf tour revealed that his transactional foreign policy doesnt lack values It just has really bad ones

The Birthright Citizenship Case Isnt Really About Birthright Citizenship

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 10:34am

And theres good reason for that

Is Ian Still In There

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 8:00am

People in a vegetative state may be far more conscious than was once thought

Photos of the Week Harness Race Obelisk Vista Cheerleading Businessmen

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/16/25 at 8:00am

The 1000th anniversary of a city in France Vesak Day celebrations in Indonesia the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland and much more

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