Trump Can’t Deal With Harris’s Success
The more his Democratic rival succeeds, the louder he rages.
California’s Fire-Insurance Crisis Just Got Real
The Park Fire has sent homeowners falling through the state’s shredded safety net.
The Decline of America’s Public Pools
As summers get hotter, public pools help people stay cool. Why are they so neglected?
Who Wants a ‘Man in Finance’?
The song of the summer captures the bleak truth about today’s dating scene.
When Growing Up Happens in a Single Conversation
The Sundance gem Good One is a deceptively simple, and unusually precise, coming-of-age film.
A Protest That’s Drowning in Its Own Tears
I saw rage and grief in Israel, but little that could lead to political change.
To Save the World, My Mother Abandoned Me
She cared more about fomenting a socialist revolution than raising her child.
Why Kamala Harris’s Politics Are So Hard to Pin Down
One person’s savvy pragmatist is another’s craven political operator.
How the Gay-Rights Movement Lost Its Way
What should activist groups such as GLAAD do after they fulfill their goals?
Olympics Photo of the Day: A Joyful Splash
Team Serbia celebrates a win, tossing the coach into the pool
Psychedelic Medicine Has a Therapy Problem
Pairing therapy with psychedelic drugs could use more research, or the approach could be dropped altogether.
Scientists Are One Step Closer to Demystifying ‘Aphantasia’
Inside the brains of people who can’t picture things in their mind
Seven Compelling Weekend Reads
Plus: When Maui burned
How Not to Hand Populists a Weapon
Keir Starmer needs to address immigration, not because of Britain’s riots, but in spite of them.
I Get Lifted Oh
A poem for Sunday
The Myth of Female Unelectability
Today’s voters do not systematically discriminate against female candidates.
Olympics Photo of the Day: One Step Closer to Gold
The wrestler Kotaro Kiyooka of Japan celebrates a win on the mat.
The Election Reset
Is this enthusiasm sustainable?
The Psychology of Money
An Atlantic reading list on the tricky links between our money and our mind
The Modern Olympics Invented the Marathon
A 19th-century philologist turned a Greek legend into a sport.
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