What Everyone Assumes About Jeffrey Epstein
The theory that Epstein was blackmailing his rich contacts was always based on speculation.
ICE After Minneapolis
Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.
The Meaning of Melania
The most interesting part of the first lady’s film is what it leaves out.
A Very Retro Olympics Opening Ceremony
The performance in Milan looked squarely at the past, both in substance and in style.
Why Trump Is Picking Fights With Big U.S. Banks
He claimed that his accounts were closed for “political and social” reasons. The real explanation is likely much simpler.
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Dynamic Cauldrons
The Olympic flame lights up both Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The Real Winner of TrumpRx
Donald Trump’s online drugstore isn’t what it seems.
The Obama Meme on Trump’s Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like
The White House took 12 hours to remove a video depicting the former president and his wife as apes.
Atlantic Trivia on Super Bowls and Super Ballerinas
And did you know that the Eiffel Tower has been more than a half-dozen different colors?
The Manosphere Breaks Containment
The internet’s new extremists will do anything for the algorithm.
The Evangelicals Who See Trump’s Viciousness as a Virtue
At the National Prayer Breakfast, the president tested his audience’s commitment to Christian ethics.
Reading Is a Practice, Not a Chore
Try an attitude shift that doesn’t force you to choose between setting strict reading goals and giving up altogether.
The Moral Cost of Living in an Unequal Society
In his new novel, Daniyal Mueenuddin attempts to bring together the stories of people whose lives rarely intersect in meaningful ways.
What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For
A young woman’s online diaries about cinema and literature have become her epitaph.
The Fall of the House of Assad
A detached ruler, obsessed with sex and video games, refused every lifeline he was offered.
The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying
In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together
The Trump administration is erasing the country’s shared understanding.
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos