The Atlantic Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from The Atlantic at a glance.

9 Article

You Might Be a Late Bloomer

The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age
David Brooks
The Atlantic, 2024
7 Article

The Right Way to Say the Unsayable

How to speak truth without fear — but avoid alienating everyone you know
Arthur C. Brooks
The Atlantic, 2024
9 Article

Welcome To Pricing Hell

The ubiquitous rise of add-on fees and personalized pricing has turned buying stuff into a game you can’t win.
Christopher Beam
The Atlantic, 2024
9 Article

End the Phone-Based Childhood Now

The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
Jonathan Haidt
The Atlantic, 2024
9 Article

The Price of Privacy

Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world?
Sarah E. Igo
The Atlantic, 2022
8 Article

The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake

Real estate should be treated as consumption, not investment.
Jerusalem Demsas
The Atlantic, 2022
8 Article

The Happiest Way to Change Jobs

How to rock your work rather than let the work rule you
Arthur C. Brooks
The Atlantic, 2023
9 Article

The Parenting Prophecy

The way someone was raised often shows up in the way they raise their own kids — for better or worse.
Faith Hill
The Atlantic, 2023
8 Article

Make Yourself Happy: Be Kind

How to break the negative feedback loop that can make us act mean
Arthur C. Brooks
The Atlantic, 2023
8 Article

What Happens When You’re the Investment

Social capital is becoming economic capital
Rex Woodbury
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

Why I Hope to Die at 75

An argument that society and families – and you – will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
Ezekiel J. Emanuel
The Atlantic, 2014
7 Article

Why So Many COVID Predictions Were Wrong

The eviction tsunami never happened. Neither did the “she-cession.” Here are four theories for the failed economic forecasting of the pandemic era.
Jerusalem Demsas
The Atlantic, 2022