Advances in food processing introduced refined sugars, preservatives and ultra-processed foods into everyday life.

As the United States navigates rising geopolitical competition and a rapidly evolving digital economy, one of our most effective yet underused assets is American culture. From film and fashion to ...

“I Love Lucy.” “Star Wars.” “Thriller.” It doesn’t get more American than that. All nations are held together by culture, but the U.S. is unique for the power of its pop culture. Our music, television ...

American political culture is broken. Acts of political violence, like the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, are disturbing indicators of how fractured and ...

“In postwar America, fast food was seen as a ladder to the middle class,” says journalist and author Adam Chandler. “If you were part of a familiar chain, banks were willing to lend you money, and ...

Immerse yourself in everything from ancient artifacts to cutting-edge science at these top institutions. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest art museums in the world, ...

The most perceptive joke to air on American television in the last 10 years goes something like this: Attorney Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski), liberal lioness of “The Good Fight,” awakes one ...

In retrospect, they got me with The Karate Kid. I was 7 years old when that movie—about a not-particularly-athletic teen who studies martial arts, finds confidence, and then publicly kicks a ...

Don’t get them started on the bathing suits. Or the dancing. By Kristy Alpert It wasn’t the fiber-optic lighting, nor the tepid heat, that shocked Cécile Méguère the first time she entered a New York ...

The Pitt, Severance, Sinners, you name it: For some reason, the more hype something gets, the more likely I am to resist it. Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. This ...

When I moved from New Zealand to the US, I didn't realize how much it would actually cost me. It's been hard for me to be away from family and to build a community in a new place. When I visit my home ...