American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate.
The bird-flu panic is getting out of hand.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/05/milk-cant-catch-a-break/678274/?utm_source=feed
Sixty years ago, Pauline Kael said that the movies were going to pieces. In a sense, she was right.
Chaos in the streets—real, imagined, or exaggerated—is never to an incumbent’s advantage.
In its third season, the show faces the failures of late-night comedy head-on.
He can’t even seem to stay awake for his own trial.
But are they really such a good idea?
Literary treasures are too often hidden away from the public—but the world of private collecting isn’t all bad.
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. Then I started having doubts about the case.
An uninhibited quest for authenticity sounds great. But if that just means acting out, you’re unlikely to be so happy.
One out of every 50 babies born in the U.S. was conceived via IVF. Why is the industry so poorly regulated?
Some scientists are starting to reopen a provocative debate: Are plants intelligent?
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/05/the-botany-revolution/678265/?utm_source=feed
Universities spent years saying that activism is not just welcome but encouraged on their campuses. Students took them at their word.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/college-activism-hypocrisy/678262/?utm_source=feed
Like Nixon before him, Trump could use campus protests to further stoke an already polarized electorate.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/the-1968-hangover/678263/?utm_source=feed
America’s favorite robot company has perfected the art of freaking people out.
How demographic change is scrambling the geography of the 2024 presidential race
The Atlantic is sharing news about four new staff writers: the hire of ALI BRELAND, most recently at Mother Jones, to report on disinformation and extremism; the promotion of MATTEO WONG, previou...
The internet makes most information instantly available. What if that’s why mass culture is so boring?
The close passing of the poetry critics Marjorie Perloff and Helen Vendler is a moment to recognize the end of an era.
Foreign policy does not usually swing national elections, but this time could be different.
Scientists are debating whether concepts such as memory, consciousness, and communication can be applied beyond the animal kingdom.
I resigned from the Ford presidential foundation over its refusal to honor Liz Cheney. But my decision was bigger than that.
The ideologues are winning a decades-long battle over Tehran’s foreign policy.
By pledging to support Mike Johnson, Democrats have freed the House from the grip of GOP hard-liners.
The Columbia protesters backed themselves into a corner.