The Best of The Atlantic

Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.

A test of AI transparency gave every major company an F.

The truth about Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears.

Please, not another “unexpected item in the bagging area.”

When Shakespeare called a good night’s rest the “balm of hurt minds,” he was really onto something.

It’ll cut your emissions. It’ll also make you happier.

The Musk era of Twitter has so far been defined by unhinged tweets, fleeing advertisers, and botched layoffs.

Twitter is a private company, not the federal government—something Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson fail to understand, @DavidAFrench writes:

“We need to catch up soon!”

Many people chase achievement, assuming it will lead to well-being. They should reverse that order of operations.

«The first thing to remember is that happiness requires balance. No matter how much you enjoy your work, overwork will become an obstruction to well-being.»

Your well-being is like a retirement account: The sooner you invest, the greater your returns will be.

«“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness.»

A course at Northwestern University teaches students about what makes a healthy relationship.

What if marriage is not the social good that so many believe and want it to be?

My pregnancies could have killed me, but at least I chose them.

Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids' capacity to delay gratification.

Obsessing over politics could hurt your happiness and your relationships.

The word "racism," among others, has become maddeningly confusing in current usage.

«To speak English is to know the difference between pairs of words that might as well be the same one»

I’ve spent more than three years interviewing friends for “The Friendship Files.” Here’s what I’ve learned.

«I’ve come to believe that friendship doesn’t always have to be about presence; it can also be about love that can weather absence.»

The Harvard Study of Adult Development has established a strong correlation between deep relationships and well-being. The question is, how does a person nurture those deep relationships?

«Loneliness has a physical effect on the body. It can render people more sensitive to pain, suppress their immune system, diminish brain function, and disrupt sleep»

Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown.

Is Putin facing His Czar Nicholas II moment?

The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken.

Our unpredictable and overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society.

The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism.

The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.

It’s not just a phase.

What are boundaries?

«Boundaries are often thought of as rules for other people, but in reality, they’re rules for ourselves.»

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.

«The aim of generational study, however, is not to succumb to nostalgia for the way things used to be; it’s to understand how they are now.»

Five pieces of career advice, shaped by economics, psychology, and a little bit of existential math

«By the way, beware this inverse relationship, as sometimes the most attractive titles are reserved for the most soul-destroying labor.»

Romance novels have radical ambitions.