The Atlantic Out Loud

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Caitlin Flanagan, a writer and social critic, discusses the entitlement and inequality bred by elite schools. She explores the frustration of parents at private schools during the pandemic, the financial reality behind these schools, the privileged access in college admissions, the experiences of black students, and the tensions at Dalton school promoting anti-racism.

A growing number of clinicians are on an urgent quest to find treatments for a frighteningly pervasive problem. They’ve had surprising early success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our democratic habits have been killed off by an internet kleptocracy that profits from disinformation, polarization, and rage. Here’s how to fix that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They’ve become a major military player—and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity has risen. Will the quest for secular redemption through politics doom the American idea? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How merch became a staple of the pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last summer’s explosion in Beirut devastated much of the city. My efforts to repair my apartment reveal a lot about how Lebanon works—and doesn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History suggests that corrosive change can be hard to see while it’s happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices