Crises of Faith
America is becoming more secular; Europe is becoming more religious. Both trends could mean trouble.
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America is becoming more secular; Europe is becoming more religious. Both trends could mean trouble.
This is the 16th in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary.
Maybe it’s time to stop calling America the “land of opportunity.”
Hurricane futures; the Swiss at sea; Bill Gates finally graduates
Our dynastic Congress; the chess gender gap; surgeons who love Nintendo
In Florida, a quest for the classic family motel [Web only: Slideshow: "Motel Nostalgia."]
Brian Mockenhaupt talks about the men and women who enter basic training today, and how the Army has adapted to meet their needs.
Presidential tea leaves; open-market elves; the fine art of sword-swallowing
Articles by Eleanor Roosevelt and others take up the question of what constitutes the American ideal
Thomas Mallon talks about JFK conspiracy theories and a new book that places the blame squarely on Lee Harvey Oswald.
Across our inner cities, the code of omerta has spread from organized crime to ordinary citizens. “Stop snitching” has become a motto to live—or die—by, as John Dowery Jr. discovered. [Web-only: Watch related video clips]
This is the 14th in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary. For the full text of these articles, visit www.theatlantic.com/ideastour.
The boldest profession; hot or not?; Iran's oil woes; a nation of multitaskers
What war on the middle class?
Articles dating back to the 1800s trace the evolution of America's gang problem.
Articles from the 1890s through the 1960s explore the academic, social, and sexual debates surrounding women at college
Jeremy Kahn rides along with Baltimore's Homicide Operations Squad in search of murder witnesses
Jeremy Kahn, author of "The Story of a Snitch," talks about the growing problem of witness intimidation and the challenges of reporting a story about it.
This is the thirteenth in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary.
Bush is fading. Bush Republicanism is here to stay.
Katrina destroyed a failing school system and made New Orleans a laboratory for education. Can reformers transcend the damage of the flood—and of history?
To find the next great ideas, follow the tractors, tourists, and drinkers.
Who are the most influential figures in American history? The Atlantic recently asked ten eminent historians. The result was The Atlantic’s Top 100—and some insight into the nature of influence and the contingency of history. Was Walt Disney really more influential than Elizabeth Cady Stanton? Benjamin Spock than Richard Nixon? Elvis Presley than Lewis and Clark? John D. Rockefeller than Bill Gates? Babe Ruth than Frank Lloyd Wright? Let the debates begin.
A Skeptical Celebration of President Obama's Shifty Terrorism Speech
What Mattered in Obama's Speech Today: Ending the Open-Ended 'War on Terror'
Obama's Domestic Drone Standard Is Now Tighter Than Rand Paul's
The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retailers? Turning Into Datacenters
You Didn't Have Any Lions to Run From, So You Clicked on This
McKinsey Names the Most Over-Hyped (and Under-Hyped) Major Technologies Out There
Nearly a Quarter of People in Greece and the U.S. Can't Afford Food
Wow, Americans Are a Lot More Miserable About the Economy Than Canadians
Cheating on Your Spouse Is Bad; Divorcing Your Spouse Is Not
Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Is a Lovely Sounding Retirement Record
This Is the Biggest Mistake 60-Year Old Men Make About the Economy
The Amazing David Beckham Goal That Sent England to the 2002 World Cup
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