The Marriage Effect
A common narrative has it that commitment and motherhood make women unhappy. New data suggest the opposite is true.
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Millennium Images / Gallery Stock The Myth of the Gen Z Red Wave
The best available evidence suggests that the youth-vote shift in 2024 was more a one-off event than an ideological realignment.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Death of American Exceptionalism
What it means that most young people in the U.S. no longer believe their country is anything special
Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic. Source: Quality Comic Group / Amazon. The Myth of the Broke Millennial
After a rough start, the generation is thriving. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Patrick White Teens Did Surprisingly Well in Quarantine
More sleep and family time—and less social media—may have made the difference.
Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis / Getty Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
Jasu Hu Young People Are Happier Than They Used to Be
But mature adults aren’t faring as well.
Mareen Fischinger / Corbis How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby?
Deep anxiety about the ability to have children later in life plagues many women. But the decline in fertility over the course of a woman’s 30s has been oversold. Here’s what the statistics really tell us—and what they don’t.
Geof Kern Millennials: The Greatest Generation or the Most Narcissistic?
Popular books have argued that today's 20-somethings are more service-oriented than any generation since World War II. But new research suggests the opposite.
