‘It’s Time to Hand the Mic to Gun Owners’
When The Atlantic writer Elaina Plott was shot in a drive-by shooting, her views on the right to bear arms began to change. Just as is the case for two out of every five Americans, Plott had grown up...
View ArticleDon’t Blame Technology for Violence
Over the past few years, the U.S. has been plagued with a misinformation crisis, attributed largely to the abuse of social media. Recently, many other countries, such as India and Kenya, have seen...
View ArticleYou Should Be Worried About Your DNA Privacy
As DNA tests such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA become increasingly prevalent, concerns about genetic privacy are mounting—and with good reason, says the Atlantic writer Sarah Zhang. In the latest...
View ArticleTrump Is Trying to Change ‘What it Means to Be American’
The first words of the Fourteenth Amendment, argues legal scholar and Atlantic contributor Garrett Epps, are the key to its meaning: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject...
View ArticleSomething’s Wrong With Fall in America
With all the problems plaguing America today, it can be difficult to prioritize which to address. But just because a problem may not be headline-worthy doesn’t mean it isn’t a problem. Take...
View ArticleTrump Is Exposing a Major Flaw in American Democracy
“The Trump years have cast a hard light on many of the ancient flaws in American democracy,” says writer David Frum in a new Atlantic Argument. One of these flaws, Frum argues, is the fact that the 93...
View ArticleThe ‘Satanic Evil’ of Child Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church
It’s no longer a secret that the Catholic Church suffers from a pervasive, decades-old child-sex-abuse epidemic, perpetrated by “a huge network of men: priests and bishops and cardinals and possibly...
View ArticleTrump’s Emergency Powers Are 'Ripe for Abuse'
Unbeknownst to many Americans, there is one legal scenario in which the president’s power substantially increases. This is the moment he declares a national emergency. Although Congress has passed...
View ArticleTrump and His Supporters Thrive on Cruelty
The binding agent between Donald Trump and his backers is the president’s consistent demonstration of cruelty, argues writer Adam Serwer in the latest Atlantic Argument. From the president’s mockery...
View ArticleAmericans Should Be ‘Screaming Mad’ About Amazon’s Free Money
You may have heard by now that Amazon’s new headquarters will soon call the New York and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas home. This decision has engendered much criticism. But the Atlantic staff...
View ArticleHealth Misinformation Is Rampant on Instagram
When it comes to health advice, don’t take Instagram’s word for it. The platform is rampant with misinformation about wellness, argues the Atlantic staff writer Amanda Mull. Behind many fads are...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Bears Witness to Trump’s Destructive Presidency
In a November 2016 editorial, The Atlantic warned that Donald Trump would be a threat to the republic—and a danger to democracy itself. In the course of making our case that he was unfit to command,...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Impeach Trump
Impeachment is a powerful tool. The time to wield it is now, argues the Atlantic senior editor Yoni Appelbaum. In the latest Atlantic Argument, Appelbaum invokes Andrew Johnson’s impeachment in 1868...
View ArticleHow Should Americans Tackle Anti-Semitism?
“Our country and many others around the world have entered a dark period when virulent nationalism and bigotry are on the rise,” says Atlantic staff writer Emma Green. In a new Atlantic Argument,...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Support ‘Free College’?
Every day now, it seems, another Democratic candidate announces his or her 2020 presidential run. Among the most popular ideas these hopefuls campaign for is a tuition-free higher education. “A...
View Article‘Serial Killers Are a Uniquely American Phenomenon’
In 1979, the American discourse on serial killers was irrevocably changed. Ted Bundy’s serial-murder-and-rape trial, which was nationally televised, ushered in a new era of live entertainment. Fifteen...
View Article‘We’re the Workaholics of the World’
Should a job provide a paycheck or a purpose? For Americans, the edict is both. “Work has become the centerpiece of our identity, the focal point of our lives, and the organizing principle of...
View ArticleIt Was Easier to Be Skinny in the ’80s
More than a third of adults in the United States are obese. This statistic is often attributed to a confluence of unhealthy dietary practices, sedentary lifestyles, and genetics. But we may be missing...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of P.E.
Kids hate gym class. That truism transcends generations. The reasons, though, are starting to come into focus—and they make a convincing case for the restructuring, if not complete elimination, of...
View ArticleWhy Is America So Obsessed With Ivy League Schools?
We know that elite colleges aren’t the only pathway to elite careers. Yet many parents will stop at nothing to gain their children admission to these highly selective institutions. In a new episode of...
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