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Having children is terrible for quality of life—but the truth about what parenthood means for happiness is a lot more complicated, Paul Bloom wrote in 2021. 📸: Christopher Anderson / Magnum

Having children is terrible for quality of life—but the truth about what parenthood means for happiness is a lot more complicated, Paul Bloom wrote in 2021. 📸: Christopher Anderson / Magnum

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“Trailing parents”—moms and dads who follow their kids to college—have become more common in the past few years, but they risk depriving their kids of the “gift of separation” and independence, Russell Shaw argued in 2025. 📸: Jon Lovette / Getty

“Trailing parents”—moms and dads who follow their kids to college—have become more common in the past few years, but they risk depriving their kids of the “gift of separation” and independence, Russell Shaw argued in 2025. 📸: Jon Lovette / Getty

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The Boeing 747, the onetime queen of the sky, has begun its final descent. Ian Bogost spoke with former 747 pilots and flight attendants, and visited an aircraft boneyard in Arizona, to eulogize the plane and its brand of American ambition.

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Americans were once members of a proudly literate society, but today, reading has declined across age groups, gender, and education levels, Rose Horowitch reports. The advent of reading “altered people’s consciousness and politics, along with the intellectual feats they were capable of,” she argues—and the reading collapse will bring about changes of the same magnitude: 🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Dial Press.

Americans were once members of a proudly literate society, but today, reading has declined across age groups, gender, and education levels, Rose Horowitch reports. The advent of reading “altered people’s consciousness and politics, along with the intellectual feats they were capable of,” she argues—and the reading collapse will bring about changes of the same magnitude: 🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Dial Press.

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During his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny, through affect alone, “got across a sense of betrayal that many Puerto Ricans of his age—commonly called the ‘crisis generation’—have spoken of feeling,” Spencer Kornhaber writes.

During his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny, through affect alone, “got across a sense of betrayal that many Puerto Ricans of his age—commonly called the ‘crisis generation’—have spoken of feeling,” Spencer Kornhaber writes.

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Bad Bunny performs almost exclusively in Spanish. Spencer Kornhaber on why that hasn’t stopped him from dominating pop in the U.S. and abroad:

Bad Bunny performs almost exclusively in Spanish. Spencer Kornhaber on why that hasn’t stopped him from dominating pop in the U.S. and abroad:

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Minneapolis residents aren’t just pushing back against Trump’s crackdown—they’re undercutting MAGA’s core philosophy, Adam Serwer argues. 📸: Jack Califano for The Atlantic

Minneapolis residents aren’t just pushing back against Trump’s crackdown—they’re undercutting MAGA’s core philosophy, Adam Serwer argues. 📸: Jack Califano for The Atlantic

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Throughout the new documentary “Melania,” the camera seems desperate to find action. Sophie Gilbert on what the film actually reveals:

Throughout the new documentary “Melania,” the camera seems desperate to find action. Sophie Gilbert on what the film actually reveals:

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“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”: Read the full story here:

“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”: Read the full story here:

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The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:

The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:

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It took a team of skilled tailors and travel across three continents to create a bespoke suit that would transform Gary Shteyngart. Watch his lifetime of fashion misery come to an end: (From 2025)

It took a team of skilled tailors and travel across three continents to create a bespoke suit that would transform Gary Shteyngart. Watch his lifetime of fashion misery come to an end: (From 2025)

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Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the September 11 attacks. In 2021, Jennifer Senior wrote about grief, conspiracy theories, and one family’s search for meaning in the decades since 9/11. Revisit the Pulitzer Prize–winning story:

Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the September 11 attacks. In 2021, Jennifer Senior wrote about grief, conspiracy theories, and one family’s search for meaning in the decades since 9/11. Revisit the Pulitzer Prize–winning story:

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George W. Bush’s speech near Ground Zero days after 9/11 has become a defining moment of that time. His former speechwriter John McConnell speaks with David Frum about how Bush’s remarks resonated with many Americans—even those still divided over the 2000 election. Watch The David Frum Show:

George W. Bush’s speech near Ground Zero days after 9/11 has become a defining moment of that time. His former speechwriter John McConnell speaks with David Frum about how Bush’s remarks resonated with many Americans—even those still divided over the 2000 election. Watch The David Frum Show:

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The blowup of the U.S.-Canada relations could give credence to those who claim that “America is no different and no better” than Russia and China, David Frum argues. Watch The David Frum Show:

The blowup of the U.S.-Canada relations could give credence to those who claim that “America is no different and no better” than Russia and China, David Frum argues. Watch The David Frum Show:

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More families who can afford it are hiring a “chief of staff for the home,” Nancy Walecki writes. She spoke with 12 people who have either hired or worked as a house manager to explore the latest way some people are choosing to buy back time:

More families who can afford it are hiring a “chief of staff for the home,” Nancy Walecki writes. She spoke with 12 people who have either hired or worked as a house manager to explore the latest way some people are choosing to buy back time:

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The journalist Fareed Zakaria tells David Frum how there’s “a kind of mean-spiritedness and an anger” that he didn’t see in the America he first came to, but “not so much that it makes me lose faith in the country itself.” (From April) Listen here:

The journalist Fareed Zakaria tells David Frum how there’s “a kind of mean-spiritedness and an anger” that he didn’t see in the America he first came to, but “not so much that it makes me lose faith in the country itself.” (From April) Listen here:

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David Letterman to Jeffrey Goldberg on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension: “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian—a criminal—administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.” #TAF25

David Letterman to Jeffrey Goldberg on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension: “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian—a criminal—administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.” #TAF25

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U.S. allies need to “no longer think of the United States as the leader of the free world,” former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tells David Frum. Watch The David Frum Show:

U.S. allies need to “no longer think of the United States as the leader of the free world,” former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tells David Frum. Watch The David Frum Show:

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.David Brooks wants to ask the life questions that every generation must try to answer. On “The Permanent Questions,” Brooks speaks with some of the world’s leading thinkers on these enduring ideas. Sign up now to watch the first episode on September 13.

.David Brooks wants to ask the life questions that every generation must try to answer. On “The Permanent Questions,” Brooks speaks with some of the world’s leading thinkers on these enduring ideas. Sign up now to watch the first episode on September 13.

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Bill Gates shares his warning about AI with Hanna Rosin: “I'm staking whatever reputation I have [on] saying this time is different.”

Bill Gates shares his warning about AI with Hanna Rosin: “I'm staking whatever reputation I have [on] saying this time is different.”

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The U.S. bombardment of Iran was launched without a real plan for the Iranian people, Anne Applebaum argues: “We don’t have any tools to communicate with the Iranians, and we don’t have any tools to help build a legitimate state” determined by them. Read the full article at the link:

The U.S. bombardment of Iran was launched without a real plan for the Iranian people, Anne Applebaum argues: “We don’t have any tools to communicate with the Iranians, and we don’t have any tools to help build a legitimate state” determined by them. Read the full article at the link:

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When Julia Curlee was in the CIA, she was guided by the motto “Service before politics. Country before self.” The Trump White House needed her—until her gender identity became public. On Radio Atlantic, she tells her story to Adam Harris:

When Julia Curlee was in the CIA, she was guided by the motto “Service before politics. Country before self.” The Trump White House needed her—until her gender identity became public. On Radio Atlantic, she tells her story to Adam Harris:

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The incentive structure of YouTube and other platforms “propels you into more and more unwise decision making,” the author Jon Ronson tells Charlie Warzel. Watch Galaxy Brain:

The incentive structure of YouTube and other platforms “propels you into more and more unwise decision making,” the author Jon Ronson tells Charlie Warzel. Watch Galaxy Brain:

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It took a team of skilled tailors and travel across three continents to create a bespoke suit that would transform Gary Shteyngart. Watch his lifetime of fashion misery come to an end:

It took a team of skilled tailors and travel across three continents to create a bespoke suit that would transform Gary Shteyngart. Watch his lifetime of fashion misery come to an end:

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Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, invites you to The Atlantic Festival on Sept. 17–19 in New York City. Conversations led by Atlantic journalists on the most important topics of today. See the agenda and get your pass at #TAF26

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, invites you to The Atlantic Festival on Sept. 17–19 in New York City. Conversations led by Atlantic journalists on the most important topics of today. See the agenda and get your pass at #TAF26

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Many parents are desperate for support—so some are joining forces with their best pals. Rhaina Cohen on the people raising kids with friends and transforming the architecture of family life: (From 2025)

Many parents are desperate for support—so some are joining forces with their best pals. Rhaina Cohen on the people raising kids with friends and transforming the architecture of family life: (From 2025)

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Some people are becoming reliant on AI to navigate basic aspects of daily life, Lila reports. (From 2025) “We’re still in an earlier era of AI where companies haven’t necessarily turned up the volume all the way in terms of making their tools super addictive,” Shroff explains. But “it’s not hard to imagine a near future where companies start doing a lot more to keep us hooked in conversation.” Read more about the people dependent on AI—and the consequences they’re facing at the link.

Some people are becoming reliant on AI to navigate basic aspects of daily life, Lila reports. (From 2025) “We’re still in an earlier era of AI where companies haven’t necessarily turned up the volume all the way in terms of making their tools super addictive,” Shroff explains. But “it’s not hard to imagine a near future where companies start doing a lot more to keep us hooked in conversation.” Read more about the people dependent on AI—and the consequences they’re facing at the link.

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“I don’t think there’s anything that I have found, in the course of human storytelling, that is more profound than an individual not giving into fear and then holding on through the entire endeavor,” Tom Hanks said on a panel in 2025 following a screening of Ken Burns’s PBS documentary series “The American Revolution.” Revisit the full conversation at the link:

“I don’t think there’s anything that I have found, in the course of human storytelling, that is more profound than an individual not giving into fear and then holding on through the entire endeavor,” Tom Hanks said on a panel in 2025 following a screening of Ken Burns’s PBS documentary series “The American Revolution.” Revisit the full conversation at the link:

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Most of the press corps is not allowed into the Pentagon, where decisions about the war in Iran are being made. This lack of information makes it harder for journalists to do their jobs and harder for the American public to understand what’s happening, Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف argues:

Most of the press corps is not allowed into the Pentagon, where decisions about the war in Iran are being made. This lack of information makes it harder for journalists to do their jobs and harder for the American public to understand what’s happening, Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف argues:

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