Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Mark J. Terrill / AP The Dodgers Aim for History—and a Championship
In baseball, having the best regular season rarely leads to a World Series win. But the Los Angeles team is hoping to defy the odds.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons
The president’s claim to have made the U.S. nuclear arsenal “far stronger and more powerful than ever before” only undermines his credibility, right when it’s needed more than ever.
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Harrison McClary / Reuters Restaurants Are the New Factories
Food-service jobs are eating the economy. Maybe that’s not a good thing.
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Larry Stoddard / AP Trump and the Chickenhawk Chronicles
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Emily Jan / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Where Is The Atlantic Taking You?
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Charlotte Delarue Why Liberalism Disappoints
Walter Lippmann, Randolph Bourne, and the enduring debate over the power of idealism
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R. Kikuo Johnson How America Lost Its Mind
The nation’s current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history.
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Lexi Browning / Reuters The Early Deaths of Appalachians
The region is falling behind the rest of America in life expectancy and infant mortality, a new study finds.
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Edmon de Haro The Rise of the Violent Left
Antifa’s activists say they’re battling burgeoning authoritarianism on the American right. Are they fueling it instead?
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Frank Filan / AP How Ice Cream Helped America at War
For decades, the military made sure soldiers had access to the treat—including spending $1 million on a floating ice-cream factory.
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Nina Robinson Innocence Is Irrelevant
This is the age of the plea bargain—and millions of Americans are suffering the consequences.
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Gerald Herbert / AP Can Congress Bring the National Flood Insurance Program Above Water?
The debate over too-low premiums and repetitive payouts grinds on, even as the thunderheads roll in and the water levels rise.
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AP The Last Time the U.S. Seriously Considered Merit-Based Immigration
President Trump is backing a plan that would prioritize skills. Fifty years ago, Lyndon Johnson tried the same, and failed.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The Drawback of Schools Near State Lines
A recent study says student achievement could be suffering from policies that limit the pool of educators on both sides of the border.
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Stephen Chernin / Getty Images Will New York Stop Arresting People for Evading Subway Fares?
The practice has its roots in “broken windows”-style policing.
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Walter Scriptunas II / AP West Virginia Governor Switches From Democrat to Republican
Jim Justice made the announcement at a rally with President Trump.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Campus-Speech Debate Spends Summer Break in Statehouses
While student activists are away, legislators have transformed the fight over how free expression is regulated on public university campuses.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Complicated History of Affirmative Action: A Primer
7 stories that look at the policy’s complex past
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The Real Legacy of Crazy Horse
The Oglala Sioux leader prophesied an economic, spiritual, and social renaissance among Native American youth. Now the Seventh Generation is here—and they’re determined to live up to the legend.
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Ross D. Franklin / AP Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Convicted Criminal
A federal judge has found the former Maricopa County, Arizona, lawman guilty of contempt of court.
