Science
The Atlantic
Losing The Democratic Habit
Americans once learned self-governance by practicing it constantlyin lodge halls, neighborhood associations, and labor unions. As participation in these institutions has dwindled, so has public faith in democracy. To restore it, we must return democratic practices to everyday life.
10 min |
October 2018
The Atlantic
Adison Vs. The Mob
The founders designed a government that would be insulated from the heat of popular sentiment, but they didnt anticipate the unbridled passions of the digital age.Here show the constitutional order can survive.
10+ min |
October 2018
The Atlantic
Measles As Metaphor
What the disease’s return tells us about America’s ailing culture.
10 min |
August 2019
The Atlantic
Carry Me Back
Race, history, and memories of a Virginia girlhood.
10+ min |
August 2019
The Atlantic
The Trouble With Dentistry
You likely don’t need to go to the dentist every six months. Those microcavities might heal without a filling. And you may want a second opinion before getting that root canal. An inquiry into a profession that’s much less scientific—and far more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you might think.
10+ min |
May 2019
The Atlantic
You Buy It, You Break It
How private equity is killing retail
9 min |
July/August 2018
The Atlantic
Pop Culture's Failure To Rage
Why songs and TV shows are full of postelection angst about feeling impotent, complicit, despondent— and what a more constructive future of protest art might look like
10+ min |
June 2018
The Atlantic
The Lessons Of Henry Kissinger
The legendary and controversial statesman criticizes the Obama Doctrine, talks about the main challenges for the next president, and explains how to avoid war with China.
10+ min |
December 2016
The Atlantic
The Mystery of Why People Go Missing in Alaska
Two families, two bodies, and a wilderness of secrets.
10+ min |
April 2016
The Atlantic
The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans
Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them.
10+ min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
Why Luck Matters More Than You Might Think
The luckiest people overlook their good fortune. This is bad news for us all.
10 min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
Is Grit Overrated? The Downside of Persistence
The psychologist Angela Duckworth argues that dogged, single-minded persistence is a key to career success—but it carries downsides, too.
9 min |
May 2016
The Atlantic
How to Reverse Citizens United
What campaign-finance reformers can learn from the NRA.
8 min |
April 2016
The Atlantic
The Nancy Pelosi Problem
The first female speaker of the House has become the most effec tive congressional leader of modern times—and, not coincidentally, the most vilified.
7 min |
April 2018
The Atlantic
Where Fantasy Meets Black Lives Matter
A much-anticipated young-adult debut taps into a tradition of speculative fiction rooted in African culture.
6 min |
April 2018
The Atlantic
The Poet Laureate Of Englishness
Revisiting A. E. Housman in the age of Brexit
7 min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
What Lies Beneath
Buried deep under an island in the Baltic, the world’s first permanent nuclear-waste repository is nearing completion. If all goes according to plan, future generations may not know it’s there.
4 min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
The First White President
DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY IS PREDICATED NEARLY ENTIRELY ON THE NEGATION OF A BLACK PRESIDENT. AND THE CONSTITUENCIES HE HAS ACTIVATED ARE NOT GOING AWAY.
10+ min |
October 2017
The Atlantic
Reality's End
The current era of “fake news” may soon seem quaint. Video manipulation is eroding society’s ability to agree on what’s true—or what’s even real.
8 min |
May 2018
The Atlantic
The Plan to End Europe
Why does Donald Trump want to undo the post–World War II order?
8 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Jet-Age Chic
Eero Saarinen’s soaring TWA terminal was an icon of mid-century cool. Now it’s being reincarnated as an airport hotel.
4 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Apps for Refugees
How technology helps in a humanitarian crisis
5 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
How Late-Night Comedy Fueled the Rise of Trump
A MONTH AFTER the election, Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show, published an op-ed in The New York Times that sought to position himself and his show as instruments of healing in a broken land.
10 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Mexico's Revenge
By antagonizing the U.S.’s neighbor to the south, Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error: He has underestimated his victim. On issues ranging from counterterrorism to China, the Mexican response could be devastating.
10+ min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Conservatism Without Bigotry
Republicans must reckon with their policies’ racial effects. That would be more likely if liberals stopped carelessly crying racist.
10+ min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Can Unions Stop The Far Right?
If it weren’t for working-class voters, Germany’s recent election could have been a lot worse.
8 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
The Odyssey And The Other
What the epic can teach about encounters with strangers abroad and at home
9 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
What Happens When Robots Take Our Jobs?
For centuries, experts have predicated that machines would soon make workers obsolete. What if they weren't wrong, but only premature? An exploration of what society without jobs look like - and how we can prepare.
10+ min |
July - August 2015
The Atlantic
What Becomes Of Babies Born To Mothers Behind Bars?
What becomes of babies born to mothers behind bars? Research suggests that having nurseries in prisons leads to lower recidivism rates among incarcerated mothers and better outcomes for their children.
10+ min |
July - August 2015
The Atlantic
Hunted By The Mob
The Italian investigative journalist Roberto Saviano, in exile in New York City.
7 min |