Trump Is Suddenly Looking a Lot Smaller
The president is no longer dominating his party or the country in the way he once did.
The Epstein Files Only Get Worse
America is in for a confusing, troubling holiday.
Companies’ ‘Wrapped’ Features Keep Getting Weirder
Metro stops, LinkedIn DMs, and other mundane data points are being packaged for the end-of-year trend.
Atlantic Trivia on Table Tennis and Imaginary Lines
And did you know that twice a year, Hawaiʻi makes shadows disappear?
The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Do your parents have a screen-time problem?
America’s Schools Are Less Divided Than You Think
Teachers are generally much more concerned about doing right by their students than they are about angering parents and community members.
Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect
How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say
Distance and Perspective
Day 23 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun
They’re blaming their leader, House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
What the U.S. Could Learn From an Irish Theater
For 100 years, Ireland’s Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths.
I Bought ‘GLP-3’
You’re not supposed to be able to buy the world’s most powerful weight-loss drug, but some people have found a way.
The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World
Why romantasy is crucial to understanding Apple TV’s hit show Pluribus
J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test
The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.
What Bari Weiss Got Right
And what she got wrong
‘It’s Very Controversial, but I Love Nick Fuentes’
The white-supremacist influencer cast a shadow over Turning Point USA’s annual gathering.
Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust
The department is unlikely to get the benefit of the doubt for its handling of the recent Epstein-files release.
The Huge Problem Waymo Didn’t See Coming
A blackout in San Francisco revealed a new way for robotaxis to go wrong.
Only Timothée Chalamet Could Get Away With This
To promote his new movie, the actor has thrown all caution to the wind.
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