The Atlantic

Tang ping, quiet quitting, and the N-po generation — what happens when people stop donating effort they were never paid for?

Degree inflation, a collapsing graduate premium, and the case that mass university was a costly detour.

Is there a rent-a-crowd industry, and can you use it to make a 41st birthday feel like being remembered?

Can a president have real friends? The structural barriers that make genuine connection nearly impossible for public figures.