The Atlantic’s crossword puzzle gets a little more challenging every day, with the biggest puzzle on Sunday.
Why does society treat labor pain with such reverence—and its relief with such scrutiny?
Stephanie H. MurrayFan letters and snapshots are one matter, and launch codes are another—and here the details of classification might decide just how much trouble Trump is in.
Graeme WoodThe first generation to grow up with social media, Millennials are now becoming the first generation to age out of it.
Kate LindsayJust as the mind recoils at the sight of a single book burned, the spilled blood of an author inspires revulsion.
Gal BeckermanSociety has been underestimating the long-term consequences of viruses, bacterial infections, and parasites for ages.
Hank Balfour William HoffmanShe isn’t really fighting to keep her seat in Congress. She’s fighting Donald Trump.
Mark LeibovichThe Inflation Reduction Act is unmistakably partisan. Can the GOP undo it?
Robinson MeyerStick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost.
Ian BogostImperiled by Russian invaders, private citizens are stepping forward to do what Ukraine’s government cannot.
Anne Applebaum