Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name
And it has been deployed by would-be autocrats around the world.
And the Oscar Goes to … Something the Voters Didn’t Watch
The Academy has a new rule to address this problem. Good luck with enforcing that.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
The Default-Parent Problem
Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?
Just Let Your Kids Play With Makeup
Many people consider it a red flag. It doesn’t have to be.
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
Trump’s Third-Term Ambitions Are Very Revealing
The president sees the Constitution as an obstacle to be surmounted, not a repository of values that he must respect.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
What in the World Just Happened With Elon Musk’s Chatbot?
The day Grok told everyone about “white genocide”
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
A Different Way to Think About Medicine’s Most Stubborn Enigma
A new book shows that dementia isn’t just a loss, and memory is much more than recollection.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts
If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
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