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The science of habits reveals that they can be invisible to us and unresponsive to our desires.

You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.

Representative Earl Blumenauer thinks more lawmakers should eat well, exercise, and develop deep connections with their colleagues.

The best way to prevent a recurrence of the terror in New Orleans is to dismantle the Islamic State and relegate it to obscurity.

December 31, 2024, 8:45 AM ET The Atlantic is announcing the hires of political reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who will both become staff writers in mid-January. In an announcement to staff, shared below, editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg writes: “Ashley and Michael, who both come to us from The Washing...