From The Atlantic. “Americans’ love affair with K-beauty was fostered by many years of free trade with South Korea,” writes Nancy Walecki. “For skin-care aficionados, K-beauty was an ideal trifecta: a product that feels luxurious, seems effective, and is relatively affordable.” “Korean snail mucin promised to hydrate skin and improve fine lines, and prompted a…

From The Atlantic. The Atlantic’s Jocelyn Frank reports on the detailed system that may be unintentionally leading pilots to avoid the mental-health care that they need, and increasing risks to passenger safety.  Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on…

From The Atlantic. J. D. Vance "has swapped one set of elites for another," George Packer says. On this week’s episode of "The David Frum Show," Packer explains how Vance has been able to transition between groups of elites. "The new elite that he’s part of—and they are an elite—is the elite of the far…

From The Atlantic. On this episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with a Memorial Day message about corruption and extortion in the Trump White House, including revelations about meme-coin pay-to-play schemes and foreign-financed golf courses. Then David is joined by his Atlantic colleague George Packer to discuss Packer’s new profile of Vice President…

From The Atlantic. Gary Shteyngart thought he was doomed to a lifetime of fashion misery. Then came The Suit. “The suit would serve as the perfect carapace for a personality overly dependent on anxious humor and jaundiced wit, a personality that I have been trying to develop since I saw my lightly mustached punim in…

From The Atlantic. We talk with Eric Garcia, author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation (http://www.ericmgarcia.net/were-not-broken.html) and a political reporter at the Independent, about the myths spreading about autism under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Yes, there’s the one about how vaccines cause autism, which the scientific community has rejected. But there’s…

From The Atlantic. “China is laughing,” the diplomat Susan Rice says. “They understand that in a trade war with the United States, in many ways they have the upper hand.” On today’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” Rice explains why China is well positioned to counter Donald Trump’s aggressive trade moves. Subscribe now to…

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with a response to a listener’s question about working-class wages, unpacking the economic storylines that have shaped American politics over the last 40 years. In his answer, David challenges the idea that grievance politics are always rooted in material decline. David is…

From The Atlantic. Lavender carpets. Golden swords. Arabian horses. President Trump arrived in the Gulf to a royal welcome. Both sides seem delighted about what they’re getting out of one another. So what are they getting? And what will it mean for the future of the Middle East? We talk to Hussein Ibish,  a senior…

From The Atlantic. Indian Member of Parliament Dr. Shashi Tharoor examines just how much (or little) credit the Trump administration can fairly claim for brokering the cease-fire between India and Pakistan. Watch and subscribe to "The David Frum Show": Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum breaks down what he calls “the week of the four scams”—a stunning display of misinformation and corruption from Donald Trump involving fake trade deals, manipulated markets, and even a personal jet from Qatar. David is then joined by Indian Member…

From The Atlantic. In 1981, an estimated 44 percent of the global population lived in extreme poverty. In 2019, that number shrank to just 9 percent. We often think of poverty as a trap, but recent research shows it doesn’t have to be. The economist and co-founder of GiveDirectly, Paul Niehaus, explains how extreme poverty…

From The Atlantic. How should we think about aging when the impacts of climate change can make the future feel so uncertain? That’s a question Sarah Ray, professor and chair of environmental studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, has been helping her students consider. Though climate anxiety can cause some to feel overwhelmed, Ray has tips…

From The Atlantic. Recently, Donald Trump mused that “maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?” We talk with a doll manufacturer and a policy analyst about tariffs and Americans’ relationship with choice. Elenor Mak, founder of Jilly Bing (https://jillybing.com/) , talks about her dream of giving Asian American kids…

From The Atlantic. Donald Trump “lies about things that people can see and feel.” Anne Applebaum explains how authoritarian regimes can use lying to create a culture of disengagement: “Nobody’s going to want to be part of this completely corrupt system where everyone is bad.” Watch and subscribe to The David Frum Show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDamP-pfOskNgMNI1eg0pajQfRu-q3NUO

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, examining how postwar reconciliation—not battlefield triumph—became America’s true finest hour. He contrasts that legacy with Donald Trump’s recent bombastic Victory Day statement, urging a rededication to…

From The Atlantic. In the highly polarized media landscape of the Weimar Republic, Adolf Hitler could expect little accommodation from the press. Across Germany and around the world, Hitler’s attempts to assume power initially made him a laughingstock. “We have come to view Hitler’s path to the chancellorship, and ultimately to dictatorship, as inexorable, and…

From The Atlantic. The ’90s are sometimes described as the beginning of the postfeminist era. But if feminism died 30 years ago, who killed it? The Atlantic staff writer Sophie Gilbert seeks to answer this question in her new book, Girl on Girl, and finds a likely suspect in the contemporaneous rise of internet pornography. …

From The Atlantic. “What I worry about most is the long-term consequence of losing a generation of young scientists,” former NIH director Francis Collins tells Jeffrey Goldberg. At The Atlantic’s On the Future event, Collins discussed his worry that many students in Ph.D. and medical programs could leave the United States to work abroad: “This…

From The Atlantic. In 2021 Dr. Kiran Rabheru, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Ottawa and a geriatric psychiatrist, found himself at the center of a medical debate. The World Health Organization wanted to officially designate “old age” as a disease, but with more than 40 years of work with aging populations, Rabheru…

From The Atlantic. Did you know that in April of 1866 Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding? Or that on this day in 1941 General Mills changed the name of "Cheerioats" to "Cheerios"? No? Then you’re not playing the new word-puzzle trivia game Bracket City. Bracket City is a daily puzzle in which players…

From The Atlantic. Francis Collins, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, joins us in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, to explore how recent health-policy shifts will influence the future of drug discovery and development, disease response, and America’s position as a global leader in scientific and technological innovation.…

From The Atlantic. In this dynamic conversation, The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill brings together powerful female voices at the forefront of political and social change to explore how women are organizing around crucial issues such as health-care access and economic equity while building coalitions that reflect the realities of a changing America. The panel will also…

From The Atlantic. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson trace the political, economic, and cultural barriers to progress and propose a path toward a politics of abundance. At a time when movements of scarcity are gaining power in country after country, this is an answer that meets the challenges of the moment while wrestling honestly with…

From The Atlantic. The U.S. is at the forefront of integrating AI into military operations, with expectations for even greater investments and integration of AI in the next 10 to 20 years. While the accelerated integration of AI is a paramount component of maintaining the U.S.’s military dominance, so is the need to address ethical…

From The Atlantic. Explore how national policies influence state and local policies, practices, and communities and will shape the states over the next decade. Speakers include: – Valerie Arkoosh, Secretary of Human Services, Pennsylvania – Nicholas Florko, Staff Writer, The Atlantic – Meena Seshamani, Secretary, Department of Health, Maryland How are today’s political and policy…

From The Atlantic. Cecilia Rouse, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, sits down with The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey to unpack the forces reshaping the global economy. From long-term tariff strategies and their ripple effects on global supply chains to the delicate interplay between trade policy, international diplomacy, and domestic priorities, this…

From The Atlantic. Americans are “not yet” living in an autocracy, Anne Applebaum tells Jeffrey Goldberg. “We still have plenty of agency … Just because [people around Donald Trump] know what the playbook is and they’ve started to follow it doesn’t mean that they achieve their goal in the end.” Watch the full panel discussion…

From The Atlantic. In the past few years, Donald Trump has changed his mind about cryptocurrency. He’s gone from believing it was “based on thin air” to wanting the U.S. to become the “crypto capital of the world.” Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey (https://www.theatlantic.com/author/annie-lowrey/) breaks down how the president’s reversal of opinion about this notoriously…

From The Atlantic. “There was a bit of an element of game recognizes game.” The staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer discuss their interview with Donald Trump, and his response to Signalgate: https://theatln.tc/fkY9K9cL Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

From The Atlantic. Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States, joins The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg in a discussion about the past, present, and future of the relationship between the United States and Canada. Speakers include: – Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief, The Atlantic – Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States…

From The Atlantic. Enjoy a special presentation of Washington Week With The Atlantic, the longest-running prime-time-news-and-analysis program on television, where we will discuss the first 100 days of the new administration. Speakers include: – Tim Alberta, staff writer, The Atlantic – Anne Applebaum, staff writer, The Atlantic – Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief, The Atlantic…

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a deadly resurgence of preventable diseases in the United States—and urges clear and responsible leadership to protect public health. He’s then joined by Alan Bernstein, the director of global…

From The Atlantic. The Atlantic staff writer Tim Alberta says Donald Trump’s support has seen “erosion across the board,” which could continue without a course correction from the president. “Trump himself will probably never pay the price for this, but … the Republican Party, the institutions of conservatism in this country, they’re going to pay…

From The Atlantic. Women now outnumber men on U.S. college campuses. There’s a common belief that the college gender gap has led to a decrease in marriage rates for college-educated women, but the economist Benny Goldman says the data just don’t support that narrative. Instead, shifts in educational attainment and marriage rates have had a…

From The Atlantic. "He is someone who is trying to win the minute, the hour, the day, the person he is talking to." Staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer talk about their Oval Office interview with Donald Trump—and how the president can change from attacking reporters on social media one day to wooing them…

From The Atlantic. Why would President Donald Trump invite The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, whom Trump has attacked as a “total sleazebag,” to meet with him in the Oval Office? We talk with Goldberg about what Trump told him about Signalgate. We also talk with Atlantic staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer…

From The Atlantic. In the next 10 years, our society will become more old than young. How do we leverage this time to build stronger intergenerational connections? Eunice Nichols, the co-CEO of CoGenerate, has spent more than two decades bringing older and younger people together to address issues that affect us cross-generationally. She explains how…

From The Atlantic. For a while, it seemed as if DOGE Elon and Tesla Elon could exist in the same space-time continuum. One of them carried out Donald Trump’s ruthless cost-cutting mission while the other pitched cars that appealed most to people who were highly likely to oppose that mission, or even rage against it.…

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, David examines the dangerous path the Trump administration is charting by deporting and detaining individuals without hearings—an assault on due process that threatens the foundation of American justice. He’s then joined by former Acting Attorney General Peter Keisler to explore what America’s institutions can…

From The Atlantic. "Democracy got us into this mess, and democracy is going to have to get us out." Former Acting Attorney General Peter Keisler says that the public must encourage politicians to follow norms and principles, even when they’re not mandated to do so by the law. Subscribe to watch tomorrow’s episode of “The…

From The Atlantic. What happened when states tried to stop kids from watching porn? Search traffic to the major website that complied with new laws plummeted, while search traffic to a site that didn’t comply rose. Researcher Zeve Sanderson talks to Jerusalem Demsas about the unintended consequences of the law—and why he isn’t resigned to…

From The Atlantic. The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a government that they hoped would be impervious to tyranny of the majority. What they didn’t spend much time worrying about was the reverse: a tyranny of the minority. The political scientist Steve Teles explains how very small minorities have come to dominate government and…

From The Atlantic. Research indicates that the number of teens experiencing romantic relationships has dropped. In one 2023 poll, 56 percent of Gen Z adults said they’d been in a romantic relationship at any point in their teen years, compared with 76 percent of Gen Xers and 78 percent of Baby Boomers. A whole lot…

From The Atlantic. Food trends are constantly changing, so can people commit to a long-term nutrition practice? Kera Nyemb-Diop says yes. She is a nutrition scientist focused on breaking down the “rules” of what people think they should eat and focusing instead on being responsive to how our needs change over the course of a…

From The Atlantic. How are seismic shifts in politics, policy, and power structures reshaping our world? At On the Future: An Atlantic Festival Event, The Atlantic brings together top minds from across industries for crucial conversations on where America is headed—and how global systems will evolve in response. Join us for a deep dive into…

From The Atlantic. Sarah McBride made models of the White House when she was 6. Her childhood dream, as a Delawarean, was to meet Joe Biden. Then last November, one of her ambitions came true when was elected to the House of Representatives. She became the first openly trans member of Congress, a historic achievement…

From The Atlantic. In this episode of The David Frum Show, David discusses how the Trump administration is in for a stark reality check due to its trade policies. David also debunks the claims of a painless economic transition promised by President Donald Trump and makes the point that the administration is not only bluffing…

From The Atlantic. “Canadians—40 millions Canadians—are at a fever pitch right now.” On “The David Frum Show,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford discusses Canadian reactions to the sudden economic and rhetorical attacks from their American neighbor. Subscribe now for tomorrow’s episode: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDamP-pfOskNgMNI1eg0pajQfRu-q3NUO&si=zrYSeQNPQWb8QLz6

From The Atlantic. States are cracking down on online porn—but is it working? The researcher Zeve Sanderson explains how age-verification laws backfire, why teens outsmart them, and what that means for the future of internet regulation.  Further reading:  “Do Age-Verification Bills Change Search Behavior? A Pre-Registered Synthetic Control Multiverse, (https://csmapnyu.org/research/academic-research/do-age-verification-bills-change-search-behavior-a-pre-registered-synthetic-control-multiverse) ” by David Lang, Zeve…

From The Atlantic. We don’t often talk about the benefits of aging. Dr.Karen Adams has a different perspective. From new beginnings to menopausal zest, the director of the Stanford Program in Menopause & Healthy Aging discusses what women can look forward to as they age up.  How do you think about aging? Please leave us…

From The Atlantic. The U.S. economic outlook is bleak, Atlantic assistant editor Marc Novicoff writes—but just how bad is it going to get? Novicoff breaks down what Americans can do if a recession really is around the corner: https://theatln.tc/WIvBnTE6 “How to prepare for a recession depends on how well you were doing before Liberation Day,”…

From The Atlantic. Anne Applebaum speaks with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg about the consequences of the Signal breach. This conversation was recorded live from The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight…

From The Atlantic. The stock market has been tanking since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs a week ago. Then Wednesday mid-afternoon—after Trump reversed course on global tariffs—the market experienced one of its biggest single-day jumps ever. So … what exactly happened? And if the U.S. economy continues to be this unpredictable, what does that…

From The Atlantic. “The president is not only destroying America’s hard power, its soft power, but the credibility of the American brand,” Ambassador Rahm Emanuel tells David Frum. Watch their full discussion on the premiere episode of “The David Frum Show”: Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

From The Atlantic. In the premiere episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum lays out his case for a new kind of political conversation—one that rejects the radicalized rhetoric dominating major podcasts. He then details why Donald Trump’s tariffs wrecked world financial markets. David takes apart the excuses offered by tariff defenders,…

From The Atlantic. A method called “baby-led weaning” has recently caught on among many parents, Olga Khazan writes. Its proponents claim that infants don’t need to be spoon-fed baby food—in fact, they don’t need to be spoon-fed anything. But as Khazan spoke with baby-feeding experts—and tried baby-led weaning with her then-six-month-old son—she learned that the…

From The Atlantic. In the summer of 1975, white schoolchildren at some Louisville, Kentucky, public schools were faced with a choice: stay in the school system and undergo busing to integrate the schools, or leave the system entirely. A remarkable new study by the economist Ethan Kaplan shows that for students who stayed, busing had…

From The Atlantic. Humans have always tried to prolong life and battle mortality, but what do the current influx of biohackers reveal about this era of individual responsibility?  Timothy Caulfield, a professor and the research director at the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, studies how health and science are represented in the…

From The Atlantic. Instead of leading to reduced trade barriers, the new global tariff plan is all but guaranteed to raise them, Rogé Karma writes: https://theatln.tc/t906MiAH The idea behind Donald Trump’s new “reciprocal tariffs” is that other countries have unfairly advantaged their own industries at the expense of America’s, Karma continues. To purportedly solve the…