Science
The Atlantic
The Unwritten Rules of Black TV
For decades, Black writers and producers have had to tell stories that fit what white executives deemed “authentic.” Can a new generation finally change that?
10+ min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
Jonathan Franzen Finally Stopped Trying Too Hard
At last he put aside the pyrotechnics and went all in on his great theme: the American family.
10 min |
November 2021
The Atlantic
Where Is Our Paradise of Guilt-Free Sex?
Half a century after the sexual revolution, we still haven’t reconciled what we should want with what we do want.
10+ min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
A new game builds on the addictive appeal of Sid Meier’s Civilization.
8 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
Colson Whitehead Subverts the Crime Novel
In a country born of theft, everyone is an accomplice.
10 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
The Xanax of Stand-Up
Nate Bargatze’s humor is slow, inoffensive, even soothing. And he’s one of the hottest acts in comedy.
9 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
Emmett Till – The Barn
In the Mississippi Delta, an unmarked building sits 100 yards from a gravel road. Sixty-six years ago, just past daybreak, a Chevrolet truck pulled up. Four white men rode in the cab. A 14-year-old child was in the back. His name was Emmett Till.
10+ min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
The Would-Be Savior of Patagonia
Are environmental crusaders like Douglas Tompkins good for the planet?
10 min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
This Is The End Of Affirmative Action
We have to face the reality that our education system is, and always has been, separate and unequal.
9 min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
White Progressives in Pursuit of Racial Virtue
What two new books reveal about the moral limits of anti-racist self-help
10+ min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP IS A LIE
How to convince Americans that firearms won’t make them safer
10 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
The Quiet Moments
In 2009 and 2010, while on assignment in Afghanistan’s Helmand, Kunar, and Wardak provinces, the photographer Adam Ferguson took a break from his journalistic work documenting the war to create portraits of American service members.
2 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
PLAN Z FOR IMMIGRATION
“A moral failing and a national shame.”
6 min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
Peter Thiel Hates a Copycat
The billionaire’s extreme contrarianism is the secret to his success.
10+ min |
October 2021
The Atlantic
The 9/11 Century
Twenty years on, how should we think about the worst terrorist attack in American history?
9 min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
Blame the Bobos
The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysfunction.
10+ min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
Why Millennials Are So Obsessed With Dogs
The only thing getting me through my 30s is a cranky, agoraphobic chihuahua named Midge.
10 min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
Boris Johnson – Inside The Controlled Chaos Of Downing Street
Boris Johnson knows exactly what he's doing
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
The World Kodak Made
The tech giant of the 20th century changed the way Americans saw themselves and their country— and built the city where it made its home. Now Kodak and Rochester are trying to reinvent themselves, and escape their history.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
Sally Rooney Addresses Her Critics
The Irish writer has been accused of being overly sentimental and insufficiently political. In her new novel, she makes the case for her approach to fiction.
10+ min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
The Heroine's Journey
In Joseph Campbell’s classic study of world myths, women were in the background. A new book puts them at the center of the story.
6 min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
Twenty Years Gone
One family’s struggle to make sense of 9/11
10+ min |
September 2021
The Atlantic
The Four Americas
Competing visions of the country’s purpose and meaning are tearing it apart. Is reconciliation possible?
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
The Trees Are Talking
Pioneering research has revealed how social cooperation thrives in the forest.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
Drinking Alone
A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
The Weird Science of Edgar Allan Poe
Known as a master of horror, he also understood the power—and the limits—of empiricism.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
Can Bollywood Survive Modi?
Its films have always celebrated a pluralistic India, making the industry—and its Muslim elite—a target of Hindu nationalists.
9 min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
Bust The Police Unions
They don’t just protect members at all costs—they condition officers to see themselves as above the law.
10+ min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
Admit It, You Miss Your Commute
You may have thought its only purpose was to get you to and from work. But it was doing something more.
8 min |
July - August 2021
The Atlantic
A New Hope for Star Wars
What The Mandalorian teaches us about the true power of George Lucas’s galaxy—and how to restore it
9 min |