The Kennedy Center Enters the Unknown
It may or may not close. Trump says he’ll abandon it. And the fight isn’t over.
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The War Trump Can’t End
Washington needs a deal, but Tehran needs an enemy.
The Apple Car Is Finally Here
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Condemning a Nazi Tattoo Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Why aren’t more Democrats calling out Graham Platner?
Why Everyone Hates AI Data Centers
Jael Holzman: The conversation around data centers is easily a pain sponge. But you gotta wonder where that water is coming from and what that sponge really is made of, because what that sponge is made of is so many local conflicts stitched together.
AI Slop Is Coming for Your Playlists
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A Book I Wish I’d Read at 22
I’m not alone in feeling regret over not having found the right book at just the right time.
Photos of the Week: Memorial Day, Spelling Bee, Cheese Rolling
The annual Black Cowboy Festival in South Carolina, a springtime heat wave across western Europe, ballroom dancing in England, a gothic festival in Germany, and much more
Becoming a Perfect Wife, by Any Means Necessary
The Testaments, Hulu’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is more than a little skeptical about hyper-domesticity.
Trump Takes His Cut
Federal stakes in public companies may enrich the government, but they are bad for America.
Atlantic Trivia: TV Shows
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.
The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI
Look closely and you’ll see that every part of the text is not quite right.
Trump Might Already Be a Lame Duck
Victories for his candidates in GOP primaries could serve to hasten the president’s political decline.
The Brazenness of DOJ’s Reported Investigation of E. Jean Carroll
The latest move shows that Trump has no issue with politicized justice—he just wants it on his side.
A ‘Promising Democracy’ That Can’t Stop Fighting Itself
In 1950, The Atlantic had a warning for Colombia. Now, ahead of its election, that same warning is relevant once more.
The U.S. Is Winging This Ebola Outbreak
By responding to this outbreak independently, the U.S. is showing the limits of that approach.
Words of War
Four terms that are proving unhelpful in understanding the war with Iran
The TACO Equilibrium
Oil markets expect Donald Trump to end the Iran war imminently. That might be why he doesn’t.
The King of Queens
President Trump loves “handsome” men, especially the muscular ones.
The Blue-State Delusion Over Unions
What are public-sector unions for, exactly? What problem are they supposed to solve? That’s the question I found myself asking earlier this month, when the best-paid railroad workers in America went on strike for three days.
