Turns out this is still possible
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Plan B (and C) to stop the wealth tax
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If the polls are right, Democrats are dominating. But that's no guarantee
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How the Democrats got to be in such an unbelievable position
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Democrats are converging on universal childcare. But do most parents want it?
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/…

For about three decades, scholars have argued that if men did more childcare and housework, the fertility rate would rise. The first part is happening, but the second is not.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/…

Nobel-winning economist Claudia Goldin has a new paper asserting this theory. But if you add in the rest of the OECD to her most important chart and update the data, the correlation vanishes.

What about the influential 2008 paper hers is based on? The same thing! Update the data, and the whole chart shifts right and down, until the relationship is completely flat. Across the world, men's contributions to the home are rising as fertility plummets.

I wrote about Social Security, how we accidentally engineered its insolvency, and how we're likely to save it by making our social safety net even more lopsided
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/…

We are announcing four new roles and promotions at The Atlantic: @MarcNovicoff, @nancywalecki, @mvzelenks, and @jkirchick. More info here:  theatlantic.com/press-releases…

My thoughts on the sad race to be mayor of Los Angeles:

The maps will get worse before they get better...if they ever get better
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How to spend more than $40,000 per pupil: diagnose 22% of the kids as disabled, get a 9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio, make it illegal to cut the budget as enrollment swiftly declines, and stop anyone from changing the laws. Then, increase the budget.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/…

Mandatory E-Verify, the easiest choice in immigration policy as soon as you make all the hard ones
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

Republicans are trying to pass a bill that will probably hurt their chances of winning future elections. Democrats won't let them.
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

The biggest reason Trump's approval rate has dropped is affordability. The reason people won't embrace Democrats is culture. As @jonathanchait and I write, Gavin Newsom, the overwhelming Dem favorite at the moment, has huge weaknesses on both fronts
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/…

I wrote about whether we have crossed the line, from democracy to...various other things
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/…

The special election last night in Tennessee showed how strong the Democrats' current position is, and also, how much stronger it could be
theatlantic.com/politics/2025/…

I wrote about gerrymandering, where every constraint on the practice is falling away, and Republicans are not interested in an off-ramp. Including most of the ones whose careers will be ended by it.