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A Sobering Awards-Season Pivot

After winning a Golden Globe for Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet did something surprising.

The Purged

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.

How Bad Bunny Did It

The Super Bowl headliner doesn’t care if you understand his lyrics.

What if There Is No Domino Effect?

Predictions of Cuba’s demise after Maduro’s capture may be greatly exaggerated.

The YIMBY Hero Everyone Is Shouting At

Scott Wiener—a pro-trans Zionist who wants California to allow more homes—has an extreme tolerance for pushback.

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots

An academic trip to Iraq unexpectedly turned into an immersive field study on the ways authoritarian regimes use brutality.

Trump’s Greenland Threats

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss what this may mean for the United States’ relationship with its NATO allies, and more.

Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?

Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.

Big Oil Knows That Trump’s Venezuela Plans Are Delusional

The president’s thinking is stuck in the 1980s.

The Messiness of Friendship

The complexities of sharing feelings is what relationships require.

The Flu Really Is That Bad

The virus is storming the country, a reminder of how terrible its toll can be.

Americans Are Afraid of Authority

But a government that works is one that lets people use their judgment.

America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein

This has gone too far.

The Pitt Is a Brilliant Portrait of American Failure

The HBO Max show has a moral clarity that’s hard to find of late on television.

What Stephen Miller Gets Wrong About Human Nature

The Trump adviser’s assertions about the “real world” reflect a deep misunderstanding of Thomas Hobbes’s dog-eat-dog worldview.

Trump Is Not Playing Five-Dimensional Chess in Venezuela

After a strong first move, he’s eating all the pieces.

This Will Happen Again

The conditions that claimed Renee Nicole Good’s life will claim the lives of others.

From ‘I’m Not Mad at You’ to Deadly Shots in Seconds

Frazzled agents, quick triggers, and a motor-powered protest movement are creating a uniquely dangerous moment on U.S. streets.

ICE Wasn’t Always Like This

In scaling back oversight, the administration has emboldened the agency.

AI’s Memorization Crisis

Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.