‘Our Readiness for a Terrorist Attack Is Dangerously Low’
“I’ve never seen anything quite like” Trump’s approach to national security, says a former counterterrorism adviser to three presidents.
“I’ve never seen anything quite like” Trump’s approach to national security, says a former counterterrorism adviser to three presidents.
Jewish Community Centers around the country have been bombarded by menacing phone calls. For the most part, people are sad, not scared.
The Border Adjustment Tax, a proposal favored by House Speaker Paul Ryan, has aroused serious opposition from Republican senators.
The provocateur at the center of the controversy that engulfed the right this weekend offers a qualified mea culpa.
Neither truck drivers nor bankers would put up with a system like the one that influences medical residents’ schedules.
How I became convinced my hair wasn’t curly, it was defective
A senator has joined human-rights groups in opposing warrantless scans of travelers' digital devices.
The Supreme Court considers a case involving a youth on the Mexican side of the border killed by an American border patrol agent on the U.S. side.
The journalist’s comments suggest gay men enjoy sex with children—an idea that has been widely debunked.
In an animated interview, the author explains the problem with stereotypes.
Some people are taking steps now to prepare for a life without death.
A short film tells the story of an offensive lineman who’s looking for his next team.
In a short film, a young woman wonders if she'll be able to go to college.
In a short documentary, a former KKK leader reconnects with the African American woman who helped raise him.
In a short animation, the writer describes the lifelong curiosity that led him into journalism.
The International Organization for Migration said 110 people were onboard the dinghy when it departed Saturday from Sabratha, in western Libya.
Who is its reported author, Andrii Artemenko, and what does he want?
“Here all kinds of Arabs can interact more openly.”
Moscow grapples with a strange week in Washington.
The American president stirs up the Venezuelan opposition.
Quebec is flirting with French-style secularism—and courting its risks.
Even when a relatively small number of people participate
Megaprojects are rarely, if ever, completed on schedule.
Around 100 workers were reportedly fired for participating in last week’s strike. Whether that’s legal remains to be seen.
The Italian philosopher Julius Evola is an unlikely hero for defenders of the “Judeo-Christian West.”
New Homeland Security Department memos prioritize almost all undocumented immigrants for deportation, order the hiring of 10,000 more agents, and more.
Plagues, revolutions, massive wars, collapsed states—these are what reliably reduce economic disparities.
A colorful short film follows a troupe of young people from London as they get ready for the festival.
Since 1857, The Atlantic has been challenging established answers with tough questions. Here, Michael K. Williams wrestles with one of his own: Is he being typecast?
Radical longevity may change the way we live—and not necessarily for the better.
Joe Moran’s book Shrinking Violets is a sweeping history that doubles as a (quiet) defense of timidity.
Trump’s attacks on the free press don’t just threaten the media—they undermine the public’s capacity to think, act, and defend democracy.
By replacing Mike Flynn with H.R. McMaster, President Donald Trump added one of the most talented officers the U.S. Army has ever produced to his team.
In 1800, a newspaper report incensed supporters of President John Adams—and sparked the nation’s first major leak investigation.
Experts on Turkish politics say the use of that term misunderstands what it means in Turkey—and the ways that such allegations can be used to enable political repression.
Trump’s branding of the press as an "enemy" seems less an attempt to influence coverage than an invitation to repression and even violence.
On Saturday, the president slipped away from the doubters in Washington to address a Florida crowd filled with loyal supporters.
Donald Trump’s restrictive plan is reminiscent of legislation from 100 years ago.
A conversation about the end of work, individualism, and the human species with the historian Yuval Harari
During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today.
He spoke at a Boeing factory that had just rejected unionization—but didn’t bring it up. He never does.
In a new book, a journalist reflects on working as a salesperson in small-town Virginia when he first arrived in America.
When legislators don't consider preexisting disparities, there's a risk of exacerbating them.
On Thursday, small businesses around the country—many of them restaurants—are closing as their foreign-born employees walk out.
The fast-food mogul faced opposition from both liberal and conservative groups, though for different reasons.
Designers use “benevolent deception” to trick users into trusting the system.
Lip service to the crucial function of the Fourth Estate is not enough to sustain it.
Stains, smells, secrets, thieves, dead bodies, and even plutonium have all found their way down one. An Object Lesson.
Designers use “benevolent deception” to trick users into trusting the system.
Cheap or expensive, mechanical timepieces remind human wearers of their own humility.
The country’s universities and tech giants are starting to surpass American ones when it comes to researching and implementing AI.
Why it may never be possible to recommend that everyone take a supplement—as much as people want to believe
Listening to stories of grisly murders allows some people to exorcise their fears, and the community built around the show encourages listeners to take care of themselves.
Hypervigilance and an inability to relax without guilt may lead some people to blunt their emotions through work.
Using a remedial lotion—that may not even work—only worsened my body image.
Many women’s magazines promise to show readers how to fake eight hours of sleep with the help of the neutral paste, and an arsenal of highlighters, lash curlers, and other tools.
The Listeria contamination tied to an Indiana cheese factory reveals some of the complexities of the U.S. supply-chain.
There are a slew of products aimed at black men with this problem, but I found relief in early-20th-century razor technology. Now, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur has built a company around the old-fashioned solution.
In a supposedly safe national park, poachers have slaughtered 80 percent of these elusive animals in just ten years.
The company has launched a Falcon 9 rocket from a historic launchpad at Cape Canaveral and landed its first stage upright on solid ground.
He’s one of 60,000 attendees at the world’s largest gem and mineral show.
The space agency is in limbo as it waits for direction from Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.
In recent weeks, “Energy Kids” has reworked and cut information about fossil fuels’ environmental impacts.
The Dawn spacecraft has detected for the first time evidence of organic compounds on the dwarf planet.
Over the past few days, thousands and thousands of citizens around the world marched through the streets, voicing their opposition to, or support for, dozens of issues.
Ponte City, Africa’s tallest apartment block, is a mainstay of movies about the end of the world—but it was once an apartheid-era architectural triumph.
Caryl Churchill’s newest work explores the solace of community amid an apocalypse.
A roundup of all our best stories to get up to speed with the 89th Academy Awards
The 12 Years a Slave director’s video installation Ashes highlights that death is narrative but existence is not.
The Tonight Show host, long derided for his lack of hard-hitting political material, is struggling to stay relevant in 2017.
Zhang Yimou’s CGI epic again demonstrates the downside of movies tailored to a “global audience.”
An immigration-law expert chimes in on how the recent detention of Daniel Ramirez Medina could affect students around the country who still benefit from the Obama-era policy
According to some observers, the university announced it would update the name of Calhoun College to appease its liberal community members and distance itself from the president.
A veteran educator reflects on the personalized-learning trend that’s left him wondering if a computer is more capable of doing his job than he is.
Parishes staved off closures by participating in a school-choice program, but that also resulted in fewer donations to the church.
In Louisiana, an initiative reduced segregation in the education system, but the families who took advantage of the program did not experience the newfound integration.
Though some have cut funds, budgets across the country have allocated an average of 3.4 percent more money toward campuses this fiscal year.
“The policies that continue to segregate Charlotte and other Southern cities have their roots in the nasty racial battles of the late 19th century.”
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of millennial freelancers living in Los Angeles made by photographer Jessica Chou.
The president railed against intelligence leaks and lambasted the media.
The six-year-old became one of the country’s most infamous missing children after he disappeared from Manhattan’s SoHo district nearly four decades ago.
Drought, climate change, and aging infrastructure combined to create a looming catastrophe that forced 188,000 Californians to evacuate.
The administration's new policies expand who is eligible for deportation, and an Arizona mother who has lived in the country for 21 years may be its first example.
People working in ministry, music, and nonprofit advocacy are facing pressure for their political beliefs.
In a short film, people explain why they choose particular messages to display.
While many dream of an afterlife, people with apeirophobia are terrified of eternal existence.
In a series of conversations, The Atlantic will explore civitas, the contract binding all citizens together.
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