The Endless Night

“Wealth work” is one of America’s fastest-growing industries. That’s not entirely a good thing.

By Derek Thompson, Staff writer at The Atlantic

In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming them, stretching them, feeding them, driving them—has become one of the fastest-growing industries.… read the full article

Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out.

By Daniel Markovits, Professor at Yale Law School and the author of The Meritocracy Trap | The Atlantic

In the summer of 1987, I graduated from a public high school in Austin, Texas, and headed northeast to attend Yale.… read the full article

Can straight men and women really be best friends? Their partners are wondering, too.

By ASHLEY FETTERS | The Atlantic

In 1989, When Harry Met Sally posed a question that other pop-cultural entities have been trying to answer ever since: Can straight men and women really be close friends without their partnership turning into something else?… read the full article

When pundits anoint Biden—or Sanders or O’Rourke—as the likeliest to beat Trump, they’re making lots of dubious assumptions.

By Peter Beinart, Professor of journalism at the City University of New York | The Atlantic

He’s unpopular, scandalous, and a bigot, and we may be sliding into a recession. But that might not matter.

By Yascha Mounk, Contributing writer at The Atlantic

The president can scarcely afford to continue the trade war, but he can scarcely afford to end it either.

By David A. Graham, Staff writer at The Atlantic

College isn’t providing an effective engine of upward mobility for most Americans.

By Reihan Salam, President of the Manhattan Institute | The Atlantic