Hot Vax Summer Crumbled Before My Eyes
Over the course of one week in Provincetown, a new reality set in: Post-vaccine life wasn’t...
Watch the U.K. to Understand Delta
The country lifted all its COVID-19 restrictions just as Delta peaked. What happens next will tell...
Unvaccinated People Need to Bear the Burden
Beyond limiting the coronavirus’s flow from hot spots to the rest of the country, allowing only...
The Most Surreal Aspect of Returning to the Office
Back at The Atlantic after the long pandemic exile, I discovered pages from an unfinished issue...
Left-Wing Activists Are Bringing Back MAGA Twitter
An anonymous social-media account claims to “combat right-wing threats” to democracy, and recently started fundraising through...
Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream
Anthony Veasna So’s electric story collection sketches a world where the lights are dimmer, the truths...
The Gymnast Who Won’t Let Her Daughters Do Gymnastics
Gymnast Rachael Denhollander is one of many people who can no longer watch the Olympics with...
The Atlantic Daily: 3 Key Tenets for the Pandemic’s Next Chapter
Delta is a menace—but we can still help keep it at bay with tools we’ve been...
Congress Is Slashing a $30 Billion Plan to Fight the Next Pandemic
The proposal would overhaul America’s approach to tackling outbreaks, allowing scientists to develop vaccines in advance....
Photos: Deadly Wildfires Along Turkey’s Coast
High winds and scorching temperatures have driven the fires, forcing residents and tourists to evacuate by...
Dwayne Johnson Misunderstands His Own Star Appeal
In Disney’s Jungle Cruise, the actor plays a typical hero—and ignores the qualities that make him...
How to Avoid the Worst Parenting Mistake
Emily Oster caters to a data-obsessed crowd of modern parents. But sometimes you just can’t optimize...
How to Show ‘Wise Compassion’ to Struggling Loved Ones
Being truly supportive of someone who is in pain requires strength, patience, self-knowledge, and discipline, “Dear...
How the Bobos Broke America
The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment,...
Don’t Let Anyone Normalize January 6
If you can shrug it off as just another incident of Trump talking too much, then...
'Stillwater' Isn’t a Typical True-Crime Drama
The director Tom McCarthy is known for subtle, well-acted character films that take surprising narrative turns....
The Day the Space Station Lurched
A recent arrival at the International Space Station created a little too much excitement.
The Anti-vaccine Con Job Is Becoming Untenable
Why targets of deliberate deception often hesitate to admit they’ve been deceived.
When Pursuing Love Is the Only Option
A new Amazon adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s beloved 1945 novel resists the conventions of costume drama...
If the Hardiest Species Are Boiled Alive, What Happens to Humans?
The June heat wave caused billions of deaths.
Who Owns Amanda Knox?
Fourteen years ago I was wrongfully convicted of murdering my roommate. Ever since, the world has...
I Watched Cuba Crumble From the Inside
The frustrations that burst into public view this month have been simmering for decades.
The Atlantic Daily: The Delta Whiplash Is Here
This week marked a turning point: Delta caught the country off guard and forced us to...
It’s Almost Impossible to Be a Running Fan
Doping controversies are just the start of what spectators have to worry about in this year’s...
‘I Would Go Tomorrow to Get the Third Shot’
An infectious-disease doctor on what we know about the Delta variant and the risks that lie...
The Insurrection Was Just Part of the Plot
The full contours of Trump’s effort to overturn the election are coming into view.
Time for Covidnomics
Government has done what it can. Now we need to use the power of free markets...
The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Identity
Works that illuminate the intricacies of how we form communities and relate to one another: Your...
How Did It Come to This?
The Delta variant is winning, for the moment, and the CDC’s coronavirus map shows that we’re...
Delta Is Ruining the Summer, and It’s Anti-vaxxers’ Fault
The vaccines promised freedom, but political opportunists have spoiled that.
Millennials, What Will It Take for You to Buy Life Insurance?
Start-ups are going to ridiculous lengths to rebrand an industry in desperate need of some younger...
We’re Talking About Vaccines All Wrong
To reach vaccine conspiracists and other skeptics, focus on what they care about most: freedom without...
Down With Morning People
Morning people fizzle. Non-morning people get stronger as the day wears on.
Germany Found a Way to Reduce Polarization. Could It Work in the U.S.?
The country’s robust investment in public media has helped it reduce political divisions.
Lil Nas X, DaBaby, and the Incoherence of Homophobia
Anti-gay bigotry is on the defensive in hip-hop right now.
What Olympians Can Teach Us About Achievement and Happiness
The promise of success can propel us forward, but it comes with pitfalls that can undermine...
The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy
In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable,...
This Picture Has Major Moon Potential
A newly discovered disk of cosmic dust around a faraway exoplanet could one day become something...
Why Do We Look Down On Lonely People?
A new graphic novel argues that even though social isolation is extremely common, it is too...
Why So Many Millennials Are Obsessed With Dogs
The only thing getting me through my 30s is a cranky, agoraphobic chihuahua named Midge.
The Lines of Connection
States make millions off phone-call fees from incarcerated people, but the cost can be even higher...
The Invisible Tech Behemoth
How has Microsoft escaped the scrutiny of reinvigorated antitrust regulators?
What Immigrants Know About Happiness
The act of migration involves taking risks in pursuit of a meaningful reward and having faith...
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.
The Atlantic Daily: How the Government Learned to Waste Your Time
The “time tax,” one of our writers argues, is a scourge, and the government needs to...
What Simone Biles Understands About Greatness
In walking away from an Olympic event, the world’s best gymnast rejected the false dichotomy between...
Why Not Both?
“With Delta being such a dominant force, we need to include every layer we can think...
Gentle Encouragement Wasn’t Going to Be Enough
Amid widespread misinformation and antivaccine propaganda, pro football needed to put more pressure on players.