ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?
Three possible arguments against the tech company
The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria
A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans
Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.
Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good
If Kilmar Abrego Garcia is guilty of the crimes he is accused of, then the Trump administration could simply follow the law. Why won’t it?
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
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.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
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 Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out
The tyranny of school spirit days
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
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