Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Is

Behind shipping delays and soaring prices are workers still at mortal risk of COVID-19. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Jeff Bezos Is Being Knocked Back Down to Earth

After a summer of flying high, the space billionaire is facing a chaotic moment at his rocket company. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

A Profession Is Not a Personality

Reducing yourself to any single characteristic, whether it be your title or your job performance, is a deeply damaging act. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

LuLaRich Reveals a Hole in the American Economy

The controversial cult brand LuLaRoe sold a powerful idea: that mothers could succeed as entrepreneurs while spending meaningful time with their kids. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Earth and the Moon Are Growing Apart

And we can’t stop it. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Is America Prepared for the Pandemic After Covid-19?

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

America Is Having a Violence Wave, Not a Crime Wave

As violent crime rose in 2020, property crime continued a years-long decline. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

All This Could Happen Again

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Electric Cars Have Hit an Inflection Point

One sign EVs are no longer the auto industry’s neglected stepchild? Norway could sell its last gas-powered car as soon as next year. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Misinformation Is About to Get So Much Worse

A conversation with the former Google CEO Eric Schmidt | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Misinformation Is About to Get So Much Worse

A conversation with the former Google CEO Eric Schmidt | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Counterweight and the Movement Against “Wokeness”

A group called Counterweight assists people who feel that their bosses and co-workers are forcing them to endorse social-justice beliefs. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Facebook Is a Hostile Foreign Power

If Russia or China were taking the same actions to undermine our democracy, Americans would fight back. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The evidence for left-wing authoritarianism

Many psychologists wrongly assumed that coercive attitudes exist only among conservatives. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Math Is Personal

How one professor changed the culture of mathematics for his students | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The Lab-Leak Debate Just Got Even Messier

A new leaked document is stirring up another frenzy over the pandemic’s origins. What does it really tell us? | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Reddit's Workaround for Vaccine Misinformation

The social-media giants are going after vaccine liars and conspiracists for technicalities. Is there a better way to protect the truth? | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Vaccinated Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Virus as Unvaccinated People

This has become a common refrain among the cautious—and it’s wrong. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The Five Coup Schemes of Donald J. Trump

Some of the plots to overturn the election happened in secret. But don’t forget the ones that unfolded in the open. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The Third Revolution in Warfare

First there was gunpowder. Then nuclear weapons. Next: artificially intelligent weapons. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

When CDs Launched in America (2016)

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@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science (2010)

Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peer … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Why Hasn’t Elon Musk Been to Space Yet?

The summer of flying space billionaires is over, and SpaceX’s founder has shown no signs of leaving Earth soon. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Ebooks Are an Abomination

If you hate them, it’s not your fault. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

5-Year-Olds Can Learn Calculus

Why playing with algebraic and calculus concepts—rather than doing arithmetic drills—may be a better way to introduce children to math | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

He Was the Manager of Windows on the World

The manager of Windows on the World survived 9/11, while 79 of his employees died. He’s still searching for permission to move on. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Go for a Walk

What I learned about transcendence from a very boring 100-mile trek | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Say Goodbye to Your Manager

The pandemic has exposed a fundamental weakness in the system. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

It Has Come to Subscription Tacos

Even Taco Bell is a tech company now. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Chesa Boudin and Crime in San Francisco

In an interview, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin discusses fatherhood, who deserves to be punished, his relationship with the police, and more. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The Space Tourists Are in Control Now

SpaceX just launched four private citizens into orbit for a three-day trip. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

WikiHow and the Future of the Internet

wikiHow embodies an alternative history of the internet, and an interesting possibility for its future. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Why Are So Many Young Men Giving Up on College?

A recent viral news story reported that a generation of young men is abandoning college. The pattern has deep roots. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Were There Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?

A visit to Kentucky's creationist museum, a conservative base in the culture war | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The World Needs a Pandemic Plan B

We must prepare to deal with future health crises in a world beset by nationalism and rivalry. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Peter Thiel Hates a Copycat

The billionaire’s extreme contrarianism is the secret to his success. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Ebooks Are an Abomination

If you hate them, it’s not your fault. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2021

Some of the winning and honored images from the 2021 Small World Photomicrography Competition | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Most Hollywood Writers’ Rooms Look Nothing Like America

Could that finally be changing? | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning

A new study suggests that almost half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 have mild or asymptomatic cases. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The former cultural core of the GOP is exiting the party. The Democrats should keep those voters in their corner. Here’s how to do it. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

How Does Race Affect a Student's Math Education? (2017)

A new paper examines the ways “whiteness” reproduces racial advantages and disadvantages. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

After 9/11, the U.S. Got Almost Everything Wrong

A mission to rid the world of “terror” and “evil” led America in tragic directions. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

The Plan to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at Once

The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too? | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Was the Atomic Bombing of Japan Morally Right?

Most of the debate over the atomic bombing of Japan focuses on the unanswerable question of whether it was necessary. But that skirts the question of its morality.   | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

American Spies Are Fighting the Last War, Again

When the Cold War ended, the intelligence community failed to adapt. Today it faces a similar challenge. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Democracy Is Losing Its Race with Disruption

New technologies have accumulated tremendous power over our politics, economy, and lives—no one knows what to do about it. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago

Phone Is Your Private Space

Without evidence of wrongdoing, neither public agents nor private companies should be rifling through the photos on your personal devices. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 3 years ago