The Solution to the Third-Term Threat
Republican leaders need to speak up now, loudly and clearly, against any schemes to put Donald Trump back into the White House yet again.
Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
The Stubborn Myth of the Literary Genius
What two new books on the English Renaissance reveal about the appeal of speculative history
The Lonely New Vices of American Life
Booze is down and weed is up, and that’s doing something to us as a country.
The High-Stakes SNL Sketch About … Domestic Chores
The show pitched the next big true-crime hit: what happens when men are left to fend for themselves.
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A poem
The Best Postseason in Baseball History?
This year’s playoffs and World Series showed that the game can still deliver the unexpected.
Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control
In an interview, the candidate argued that the policy is essential to get voters on board with pro-housing reforms.
When Helicopter Parents Touch Down—At College
Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.
In Defense of ‘Groupthink’
Are we too quick to agree on the dangers of consensus?
Mounting Pressure to End the Shutdown
Many Americans may soon lose crucial federal assistance, leaving some lawmakers asking whether it’s time for Donald Trump to begin negotiating with Democrats.
How Delivery Ate the Restaurant
Delivery apps are feeding our craving for convenience.
The Slow Death of Special Education
The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.
The Next Era of the American University
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed.
For 125 years, informal norms constrained what a president could do to one of the nation’s most famous landmarks.
The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
Why a Reagan Ad Provoked Trump
Canada’s anti-tariff ad was an incursion in the trade war, but there’s another reason it may have bothered Trump.
An Intimate Portrait of Humanity at Its Worst
Bugonia is surprisingly subdued for a movie about alien conspiracy theories.
Atlantic Trivia on Galileo, Horror Flicks, Fast Food, and More
And did you know that every elephant is either left- or right-tusked?
What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?
The reinterpretation of a 19th-century law could reopen it.
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