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In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids

April 13, 2026

A row of pencils pointing upward, with just one pencil facing down

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path

April 11, 2026

An image of people walking on a pedestrian street near the Ho Chi Minh Monument in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Only Losers Play the Madman

April 8, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Donald Trump speaking from a low vantage point with the sky behind him

Trump Teaches Canada What It Means to be a U.S. Ally Now

October 28, 2025

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The War Hawk Who Wasn’t

Philip Taubman and William Taubman

September 18, 2025

Black-and-white picture of Robert McNamara's head and shoulders

Washington Week With The Atlantic

How the American Political Landscape Changed

August 30, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around

Stanley A. McChrystal

June 15, 2025

An illustration of a child holding hands with what looks to be a blank figure of his father.

Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste

June 8, 2025

A diver floats just below the surface, surrounded by pieces of debris and plastic garbage.

Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’

April 29, 2025

Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan

April 4, 2025

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Why It Matters Who Asks the Questions

Jonathan Lemire

February 28, 2025

A reporter asks Donald Trump a question in the Oval Office.

How Trump Lost His Trade War

February 5, 2025

An illustration of a shipping container with the American flag on it on top of a red bull's-eye

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF

Kristen V. Brown

January 27, 2025

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‘Okay, I Will Join the Marines’

October 25, 2024

A white man sits in a chair holding a cigarette.

The Key to Understanding HBO’s The Sympathizer

May 20, 2024

Hoa Xuande, as the Captain, sitting in the front seat of an old-fashioned car

I Grew Up Not Knowing My Birthday

July 4, 2023

An illustration of a blurry birthday cake

Adoption Is Not a Fairy-Tale Ending

October 25, 2022

A photo of two parents torn apart, with a child in the middle

This Wasp Nest of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine

Katherine J. Wu

August 24, 2021

a paper-wasp nest under UV light, glowing fluorescent green

The Women Who Changed War Reporting

March 6, 2021

Marines recovering a dead comrade while under fire in South Vietnam. Photographer Catherine LeRoy holds cameras behind them.

The Accidental Experiment That Changed Men’s Lives

Tim Johnson, Dalton Conley, and Christopher T. Dawes

December 2, 2019

Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins a Plexiglas drum in 1972 as the fourth annual Selective Service lottery begins.