The High Cost of Divorce
Divorce is so expensive and complicated that it leaves many poor people trapped in bad marriages.
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There’s Never Been a Story Like Britney Spears’s
Fans are rallying to liberate the singer from her father’s control. But emancipation narratives from Mariah Carey and other pop stars show how complex independence can be. (From 2020.)
The Most American Religion
Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal—only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like?
Remember Who Tucker Carlson Is
When a flagrantly unreliable narrator narrated his own story, people across the media spectrum responded as if he could be trusted. Why?
What Quitters Understand About the Job Market
More Americans are telling their boss to shove it. Is the workplace undergoing a revolution—or just a post-pandemic spasm?
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The Atlantic Daily
Where the End of Quarantines and Masks Isn’t in Sight
As the United States moves on from the coronavirus, other countries are still getting left behind.
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Kill the 5-Day Workweek
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Our New Postracial Myth
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The High Cost of Divorce
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Joe Manchin Was Never a Mystery
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What Quitters Understand About the Job Market
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America’s Alcohol Industry Needs a Drink
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The Democrats’ Dead End on Voting Rights
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I Was Taught From a Young Age to Protect My Dynastic Wealth
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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?
