Ideas

Illustration by Lola Dupre. Source: Piemags / Alamy.

The Myth of Mad King George

He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?

Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic*

A WNBA Star Goes Scorched-Earth

With the league more popular than ever, players know their worth—and they aren’t afraid to let leadership know it.