The Next Supercontinent Could Be a Terrible, Terrible Place
A new study predicts that one giant, hot, dry landmass is looming in Earth’s future.
A Little Bit O’ Magic in Chicago
You’ve heard of Chicago-style pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs, but what about Chicago-style magic?
What I Found in a Database Meta Uses to Train Generative AI
Nobel-winning authors, Dungeons and Dragons, Christian literature, and erotica all serve as datapoints for the machine.
These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech
Use our new search tool to see which authors have been used to train the machines.
Winners of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Some of the winners and runners-up from this year’s astrophotography competition
Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley
The former president is inciting violence against the nation’s top general. America’s response is distracted and numb.
Lincoln’s Lessons
Don’t let the art of democracy go out of fashion.
Dear Therapist: My Mother Is Rewarding My Brother’s Bad Behavior
I feel like she’s ignoring his mistakes by leaving him a substantial inheritance.
China Is All About Sovereignty. So Why Not Ukraine’s?
Russia’s war has confronted Xi Jinping with a stark choice between standing for principle or defending his strategic partner in Moscow.
The Parents Trying to Pass Down a Language They Hardly Speak
Losing your family’s language can feel like an inevitable side effect of immigration—but it’s one I want to prevent.
The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR
How did one of President George W. Bush’s signature triumphs become a conservative target?
More Schubert
A poem for Sunday
South Africa’s Sharks Disappeared Without a Trace
Or so we thought.
A Dark and Paranoid American Fable
Entertainment musts from Ross Andersen
All the Little Caesars
If we recognize strongmen’s incendiary showmanship, we always have a chance of ridding ourselves of them.
Putin Is Worried, So He Turned to Anti-Semitism
His recent rhetoric targeting Jews suggests that his grip on power may be loosening.
The Open Plot to Dismantle the Federal Government
“I can’t overstate my level of concern about the damage this would do.”
We Don’t Need Another Antihero
In Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk, the focus on psychology diverts us from the questions we should be asking about the world’s richest man.
I Was Wrong About the Death of the Book
And Umberto Eco was right.
The House Chaos Continues
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, September 22, 2023
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