Finally, Someone Said It to Joe Rogan’s Face
Should the star podcaster take any responsibility for how he uses his power?
Signalgate, Trump, and The Atlantic
Denial and attack have worked exceedingly well for the president. But there are limits.
The Coming Economic Nightmare
Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.
The Conversation That Moviegoers Don’t Need to Be Having
Sinners has made a splash at the box office, but analysts want to focus on the money it isn’t making.
How to Age Up Together
We’re living in the most age-diverse time in human history. So why are we so age segregated?
The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
The ecstasy of “olo”
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
You’ve Probably Already Met Your Next Best Friend
The loneliness industry is trying to solve the wrong problem.
What Would Be Worse Than a Recession?
The loss of America’s economic hegemony
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
The Project 2025 Presidency
The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.
The Knowledge That Brings True Happiness
Three principles to help you decide whether to go to college
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’
The attorney general’s message to the judiciary is clear.
AI Executives Promise Cancer Cures. Here’s the Reality
The technology is genuinely useful for scientific discovery, but its applications are less dramatic than you might think.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
Ben-Gvir Can’t Bring Himself to Pretend
The Israeli national-security minister came to New Haven to tell the story of his political awakening.
Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
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