The Musical Blockbuster That Didn’t Play By the Rules
Wicked makes the case that audiences aren’t so tired of the genre after all.
The Road Dogs of the American West
Survivalists, drifters, and divorcées across a resurgent wilderness
The Fox News Rebound
After the 2020 elections, the network seemed in peril. Today, it’s where Donald Trump goes for Cabinet members.
The Trump Marathon
If Americans want to hold Trump accountable in a second term, they must keep their heads when he uses chaos as a strategy.
The International Criminal Court’s Folly
The high aspirations with which the tribunal was founded should not shield it from the consequences of its decision to pursue other agendas.
Thanksgiving Should Be in October
A modest proposal for fixing the back-to-back-holiday crunch
Revenge of the COVID Contrarians
They’re angry at the public-health establishment. Now they’re in control of it.
A Horror Movie About an Atheist Who Won’t Shut Up
The hollowness at the center of Heretic
The International Criminal Court Shows Its Mettle
International law has always been aspirational. The decision on Israel brings it closer.
A Late Win for Biden in the Middle East
The cease-fire in Lebanon finally forestalls the prospect of a region-wide war.
Thanksgiving Recipes Keep Getting More Outlandish
Trying something new is exciting, but there’s also a financial incentive behind the need to churn out unfamiliar dishes.
The Perfect Man Who Wasn’t
For years he used fake identities to charm women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then his victims banded together to take him down.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
The Atlantic Gift Guide
The Atlantic has chosen 65 gifts for bringing more merriment, adventure, and wonder to the ones you love.
Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane
A Thanksgiving story about the limits of human empathy
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The Democrats’ Billionaire Mistake
In a populist moment, the Democratic Party had the extremely rich and the very famous, some great music, and Mark Ruffalo. And they got shellacked.
The Supreme Court Has Itself to Blame for Texas Defying Its Orders
Greg Abbott is taking a stand to protect his state’s right to let children die in the Rio Grande, and four justices of the Supreme Court are encouraging him to do so.
My Home Is a Horror of Unfinished Tasks
Why can’t I get anything done?