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The Diagnosis Trap
The Atlantic

The Diagnosis Trap

Doctors have their stories to tell about mental illness. But what about the stories we tell ourselves?

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October 2022
Cursive Is History
The Atlantic

Cursive Is History

My students can't read script. How will they interpret the past?

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7 mins  |
October 2022
A World Without White People
The Atlantic

A World Without White People

Mohsin Hamid's empty parable of race transformation

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10+ mins  |
September 2022
"We Need To Take Away Children."
The Atlantic

"We Need To Take Away Children."

The secret history of the U.S. government's family-separation policy

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September 2022
The Greatest Talker of His Time
The Atlantic

The Greatest Talker of His Time

Felix Frankfurter was an eloquent liberal champion of judicial restraint. Is it time for a reappraisal?

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September 2022
Rez Life
The Atlantic

Rez Life

Sterlin Harjo's genre-mixing, cliché-exploding series captures coming of age as a Native kid like no TV show before it.

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September 2022
Our Blinding, Blaring World
The Atlantic

Our Blinding, Blaring World

By flooding the environment with light and sound, we're confounding the senses of countless animals. But we can still save the quiet and preserve the dark.

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July - August 2022
My Escape From the Taliban
The Atlantic

My Escape From the Taliban

When Kabul fell, my sister and I almost didn't get out.

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September 2022
The Case for Bodice Ripping
The Atlantic

The Case for Bodice Ripping

Romance novels have radical ambitions.

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September 2022
Heavenly Hackwork
The Atlantic

Heavenly Hackwork

John Donne was a mystic in bed and a mystic in the pulpit.

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September 2022
LET BROOKLYN BE LOUD
The Atlantic

LET BROOKLYN BE LOUD

Why do rich people love quiet so much?

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9 mins  |
September 2022
THAT'S IT. YOU'RE DEAD ΤΟ ΜΕ.
The Atlantic

THAT'S IT. YOU'RE DEAD ΤΟ ΜΕ.

Suddenly everyone is "toxic."

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September 2022
The Book That Never Stops Changing
The Atlantic

The Book That Never Stops Changing

What I’ve learned about Dublin, and myself, in a lifetime of reading Ulysses

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8 mins  |
July - August 2022
Why Is Dad So Mad?
The Atlantic

Why Is Dad So Mad?

A father dares to explore his rage.

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July - August 2022
We Have No Nuclear Strategy
The Atlantic

We Have No Nuclear Strategy

The U.S. can't keep ignoring the threat these weapons pose.

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July - August 2022
A Mad Hunt for Civil War Treasure
The Atlantic

A Mad Hunt for Civil War Treasure

Did the FBI steal the gold of dents run?

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July - August 2022
A White Author Fails Her Black Characters
The Atlantic

A White Author Fails Her Black Characters

Geraldine Brooks has sympathy for her protagonists. That’s not enough.

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July - August 2022
Beach Bummer
The Atlantic

Beach Bummer

The world is burning. Have another piña colada.

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July - August 2022
Back to Chagos
The Atlantic

Back to Chagos

Half a century ago, 2,000 people were forcibly removed from a remote string of islands in the middle of the indian ocean. This year, a group of them set sail for home.

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July - August 2022
Tracy Flick for Principal
The Atlantic

Tracy Flick for Principal

Tom Perrotta's '90s antihero returns.

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June 2022
How Politics Poisoned the Church
The Atlantic

How Politics Poisoned the Church

The evangelical movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it's at war with itself.

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June 2022
“They're not human beings”
The Atlantic

“They're not human beings”

Ukraine and the words that lead to mass murder

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June 2022
Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?
The Atlantic

Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?

The story of a forensic analyst in Ohio, whose findings in multiple cases have been called into question, reveals the systemic flaws in American crime labs.

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June 2022
Blaming Our Inner Ape
The Atlantic

Blaming Our Inner Ape

Humans love to pin retrograde gender dynamics on our primate cousins. Is that fair?

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June 2022
Chasing Joan Didion
The Atlantic

Chasing Joan Didion

I visited the writer's California homes, from Berkeley to Malibu. What was looking for?

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June 2022
The End Of Mom Guilt
The Atlantic

The End Of Mom Guilt

Why a mother's ambition is good for her family

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10+ mins  |
May 2022
The Shadow Royals
The Atlantic

The Shadow Royals

Across Europe, the descendants of dethroned monarchs believe they have something to offer in the 21st Century

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May 2022
Change the Map, Change the Moral
The Atlantic

Change the Map, Change the Moral

A global view of World War II turns a battle for freedom into a battle for empire.

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10+ mins  |
May 2022
Fox News Does Late Night
The Atlantic

Fox News Does Late Night

Greg Gutfeld has owned the libs all the way to the top of the ratings

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June 2022
The Defiant Strangeness of Werner Herzog
The Atlantic

The Defiant Strangeness of Werner Herzog

The director brings his signature theme adventurers who share his quixotic compulsions—to his debut novel.

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June 2022