How Sean Spicer Flubbed the Holocaust on Passover
The White House spokesman argued the Nazis did not use chemical weapons to justify air strikes on Syria.
The White House spokesman argued the Nazis did not use chemical weapons to justify air strikes on Syria.
The attorney general is standing athwart a long overdue movement to reform forensics yelling stop.
From political solutions to regime change, U.S. officials have offered a dizzying variety of ideas about the goals and methods of American posture toward Bashar al-Assad.
Machines aren’t just infiltrating the human world, they’re altering our perception of what people can do.
And is Donald Trump one?
Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut story collection takes a dystopic look at human life, but pulls back from the brink of total bleakness.
Americans don’t agree on who is facing the most persecution in the country.
The company is on an apology tour, but it will have to work on its problems even after the spotlight wanes.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Moscow with a near-impossible mission.
The American public is always ready to pay attention to military strikes. But what does the president’s decision mean for the humanitarian crisis?
Christian conservatives who defend the rights of Muslims have come under attack by their ideological brethren.
A giant database of the underwater excretions of fish, frogs, and other creatures could help scientists understand the effects of fishing and climate change.
The unusual success of KSL Classifieds
“It’s a complete change in the phenomenon that all of us study.”
In her new book, Caroline Kitchener interviews some of her classmates to see how they started their careers and staked out their independence.
Wearable biometric trackers could revolutionize the NBA. First, though, the league will have to convince athletes to share their data.
“We’ve had patients tell us they take 400 to 500 tablets day … They put it in a blender and make a smoothie and drink it over one or two hours.”
The former president explains what it’s like to be both a person and a symbol.
A look at what's really behind the "Trump Bump"
Bill Gates sits down with Ed Yong to discuss his recent book.
He didn't have to be a successful business man in real life because he played one on TV.
There’s a simple psychological trick that might change people’s minds.
In the first special election of the Trump era, the GOP is sending in reinforcements to prevent an upset loss in a district the president carried by 30 points.
I was chief of staff at the State Department the last time a president considered punishing Assad for using chemical weapons. The complexities we faced then are worth considering as Trump contemplates what’s next in Syria.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest member missed most of this term’s cases, but he’ll still play an important role shaping the current docket.
Two historians debate whether the president has an opportunity to pivot to the center, or whether Washington’s polarization precludes that.
Robert Bentley will reportedly resign this week, bringing a close to a bizarre story involving infidelity, surreptitious recordings, and old-school Southern power politics.
One researcher argues that issuing professional licenses to law enforcement improves the oversight of local departments.
A new book argues that the country needs to reclaim the “vital center” of politics.
Sarin gas is considered one of the most-toxic chemical weapons in existence.
A tale of Syrian deception, Russian duplicity, and American dithering
Trump launched an attack on Bashar al-Assad’s government without the legal authority to do so.
The bitter back-and-forth between the two governments over Syria strikes underscores the longstanding dysfunction in the relationship.
Why religious leaders say yes and political leaders say no
The 45th president’s worldview was eventually going to lead him into military conflict.
Micah Zenko explains the logic of Trump’s Syria intervention—and its chances of success
Last week, four economics experts publicly debated whether the retailer represents the best capitalism has to offer, or the worst.
In the middle of an economic recovery, hundreds of shops and malls are shuttering. The reasons why go far beyond Amazon.
Fifteen years ago, partially electric vehicles incited a culture war. Now, they’re normal.
A scathing 110-page report found that the bank’s management pressured employees to push unwanted or unneeded products on customers.
The backlash-provoking spot likely came out of a months-long, multimillion-dollar process that offered producers plenty of opportunities to spike it.
The must-see presidency has created a golden age for cable news—at the expense of practically everything else on television.
In trying to extinguish Central European University, Viktor Orban has attacked one of the last remaining bastions of liberty in his country.
The group has been exporting Iraq-style sectarian tactics to the Arab world’s most populous country.
The Venezuelan leader’s decision to abruptly reverse his blatant power grab has sent the country spiraling into chaos once more.
How the the Trump administration could get sucked further into Syria.
“Very few actually comprehend the deadly and destructive capability of the motor vehicle,” an ISIS publication advises.
Local media are reporting several casualties after a truck crashed into a crowd of people.
Tell us your birthday, and we’ll show you how the world has changed since you were born.
You’ve already lived through enough to fill history books. Consider this a sneak preview of what those books might say.
Why does a revolutionary gene-editing technology sound like a candy bar?
Can “polluting” browsing history with fake traffic make it harder for ISPs to spy on you?
“Every new technology necessitates a new war.”
An analysis of the top 100,000 Android apps found tens of thousands of pairings that leak sensitive data.
Medieval or modern, handbags reveal their bearers’ secrets more than they hide them. An Object Lesson.
Every feature of the “Jump In” ad benefits the company—even the act of pulling it from the airwaves.
A dispute over a garage-door opener shows just how much control manufacturers have over your internet-connected things.
Poverty tends to dampen test scores, but new research suggests people with hard upbringings can sometimes outperform their more-privileged peers.
The booming supplement industry is plagued by outlandish claims, undermining credible science.
Incarceration can sometimes reduce mortality—but only when life on the outside is worse.
Social isolation kills, and in the process it makes it harder to reach out to others. A psychologist explains how to break the cycle.
Unlike George W. Bush and Barack Obama before him, Trump doesn’t seem to care about working out or eating healthy.
The psychology of how voters assign responsibility for policy failures
The British colonists brought taxpayer-funded services with them to North America. For centuries after, government’s role in serving the needy wasn’t questioned.
A mind-controlled robotic arm might one day feel real, but for its first two paralyzed users, the sensation is only fleeting.
The giant mammals are extremely vulnerable to changes in the ecosystem, making their health a good barometer for the state of the environment.
It might explain their extraordinary intelligence.
NASA’s Cassini probe will soon plunge into Saturn, ending its 13-year mission to the ringed planet and triggering a wave of grief among scientists, engineers, and an adoring public.
Rat lungworm disease is now endemic in the southeastern United States, and it’s expected to spread northward.
Scientists are trying to protect seven marine areas before climate change worsens.
Opposition groups have taken to the streets in Venezuela five times in the last week, protesting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
The poem finds Plath lying in an all-white room as she considers a bouquet of tulips next to her.
The latest episode’s host Louis C.K. starred in a sketch that initially seemed like a typical fake commercial—and turned out to be anything but.
The artist’s portraits of neighbors, icons, and strangers show a keen and democratic attention to detail.
The sixth season revealed a TV show trying desperately to keep up with the news, and sacrificing coherence as a result.
As it revs up to the arrival of Gus Fring, the Breaking Bad spinoff highlights how real heroism and villainy take concentration.
How a decades-old literary argument adds insight to the debate over the popular nonfiction podcast
A new essay collection explores the ways American women are taught to dream very big, and expect very little.
By tracking prospective pupils’ digital footprints, schools can make calculated decisions about their admissions outreach—for a price.
With increasingly sophisticated data, universities are constantly courting prospective attendees.
After years of advocacy, the city’s first Haitian Creole–English school opens in the fall.
The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.
A community-oriented program works to engage adults more meaningfully in the classroom.
Teachers are facilitating conversations with students about white nationalism.
Can academic researchers remain impartial if they are beholden to corporate money?
“I look forward to the day that I have my own children, and I always thought that I would take [them] to Chargers games just as my father did with me.”
One of the victims was an 8-year-old boy.
Video showing police dragging a passenger from his seat sparked outrage online.
A new book by Charles Peters looks to the past to address the problems of the contemporary United States
Over the 11th-hour objections of the Justice Department, a federal judge signs off on a deal to overhaul the troubled law enforcement agency.
The total comes to $78,333.32, which Sean Spicer, the White House spokesman, handed in the form of a check to an NPS employee.
Officials have taken a suspect into custody in connection with threatening calls made to Jewish institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
President Trump’s nominee adopted a humble mien in his opening foray before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“I think he is going to be a bad weed in the immigrant community.”
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Moscow with a near-impossible mission.
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?
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