Our Most Dystopian Holiday
Prime is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention.
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The Rich, Weird, and Frustrating World of Depression-Era Travel Guides
The American Guides were unusual not only for their shaggy opulence and Americana maximalism, but also for their source of funding: the federal government.
A New Theory of Western Civilization
Could a marriage policy first pursued by the Catholic Church a millennium and a half ago explain what made the industrialized world so powerful—and so peculiar? (From 2020.)
What It Means That Kickstarter Is Trying a 4-Day Workweek
The experiment will be a valuable test of the theory that a shorter schedule can be good, or at least neutral, for businesses’ bottom line.
The NYC Mayor’s Race Is a Warning for Progressives
Polls suggest the left will lose out in the city arguably leading the socialist revival in the United States.
Photos: Turkey’s Sea-Snot Disaster
A collection of images from the Sea of Marmara, along Turkey’s coast, where a thick layer of glop known as mucilage, or “sea snot,” has covered shorelines for months.
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Live EventThe Atlantic's Health Equity Summit
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What Quitters Understand About the Job Market
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Remember Who Tucker Carlson Is
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How Disney Mismanaged the Star Wars Universe
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Our New Postracial Myth
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The Inanity of Trump’s Campaign to Overturn the Election
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Expect the Unexpected From the Delta Variant
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Photos: Turkey’s Sea-Snot Disaster
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I Know the Secret to the Quiet Mind. I Wish I’d Never Learned It.
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I Was Taught From a Young Age to Protect My Dynastic Wealth
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A Slimy Calamity Is Creeping Across the Sea
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Listen to the Latest Episode: The Experiment
Stories From an Unfinished Country
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Prologue
The Story of an Unnatural Disaster
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Episode 122
Is It Over?
