The Cosmic Cliffs
Day 20 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Trump’s Reality
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s address to the nation, and more.
The Future of Film Is Behind Us
Whatever happened to 3-D?
Would You Trust a 22-Year-Old AI Billionaire With the Global Economy?
My week partying with the young founders at the heart of the AI boom
Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design
If this pattern holds, the result will be more wild swings in policy across administrations.
There’s a 92 Percent Chance Trump Is Making It Up
When riffing, the president exhibits an unusual tell.
The Most ████ Administration Ever
The Epstein files are here, and they are too redacted to satisfy anyone.
‘They’re Delusional if They Think This Is Going to Go Away’
The Trump administration’s release of the long-awaited Epstein files didn’t provide what survivors were looking for.
The United States of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is slapping his name and face on everything he can, but America’s institutions don’t belong to him.
Atlantic Trivia on Protons, Neutrons, and Santa’s Little Demons
And did you know that there’s a capital in West Africa named for a U.S. president?
What Jeffrey Epstein Didn’t Understand About Lolita
Everything.
A Nakedly Imperialistic President
After pretending the attacks on Venezuela were about drugs, Trump confirms it's about the oil.
How to Treat Purveyors of Baseless Speculation
Don’t log off. Keep score.
The Backlash Against Car Prices Is Here
There’s plenty of blame to go around, and no easy fix.
What J. D. Vance—And Many Others—Miss About American Anti-Semitism
Making anti-Semitism about your ideological enemies doesn’t help anyone understand, let alone solve, the problem.
Prediction Markets and the ‘Suckerification’ Crisis, With Max Read
Everyone’s betting; nobody’s winning.
Circles of Epstein Hell
Though association with the man is certainly worthy of scrutiny, not everyone in his network is guilty of participation in his abusive sexual enterprise—or necessarily guilty at all.
The Sombrero Galaxy
Day 19 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
A Peek at an Alternate Venice
Anne Applebaum went searching for the city the novelist Henry James got to know.
Avatar Is No Longer Trying to Get Anyone on Board
But for the franchise’s devotees, Fire and Ash is another thrilling installment.