Why Tennyson Feels So Modern

He was the ultimate Victorian poet. But his interest in psychology—and madness—anticipated another age. | Continue reading


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A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change

The world is threatened by the president’s self-absorption and incoherence. | Continue reading


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Even After RFK Jr., Democrats Can’t Quit the Kennedys

Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to endorse JFK’s grandson for Congress. Why? | Continue reading


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Trump’s Affordability Ideas Would Probably All Backfire

How not to solve the cost-of-living crisis | Continue reading


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How Soon Will AI Take Your Job?

Economists aren’t sure. And politicians don’t have a plan. | Continue reading


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Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide.

The first in a wave of legal cases alleging that social media is dangerously addictive is now on trial. | Continue reading


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Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard

The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting. | Continue reading


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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: A Midair Celebration

A freestyle skier savors her moment of victory. | Continue reading


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An Erotically Untamed Take on Wuthering Heights

A new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel captures the story’s grotesque beauty. | Continue reading


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When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet

Turning Point USA’s halftime show had some surprising overlap with the performance it was meant to protest. | Continue reading


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Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Who Pioneered the Super Bowl Crotch Grab?

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help. | Continue reading


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The Distracting Excess of the Super Bowl

Players need to do more than play—they also need to ignore the spectacle around them. | Continue reading


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Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!

Quick, to the bunker! | Continue reading


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America’s Annoyance Economy Is Growing

The government should protect consumers instead of annoying them. | Continue reading


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Greenlanders Are Ready to Fight

Remote, frigid, desolate, and armed to the teeth: Greenland isn’t planning on submitting to Donald Trump. | Continue reading


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How America Got So Sick

The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy. | Continue reading


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The Risk of Speaking Spanish in Public

Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America. | Continue reading


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This Is So Much Bigger Than Pete Hegseth or Mark Kelly

A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees. | Continue reading


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The Undeniable Fun of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

The singer’s critics said his performance would be divisive. They were totally wrong. | Continue reading


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‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’

Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners. | Continue reading


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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Sliding Beneath the Mountain

A view of the mountain scenery around an Olympic venue | Continue reading


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Lindsey Vonn Was Never Going to Play it Safe

Skiing in the Olympics at 41 with a torn ACL, Vonn pushed her body as far it could go. | Continue reading


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Literary Theory

A poem | Continue reading


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GLP-1 Envy Was Just the Beginning

A Super Bowl ad by Hims & Hers sells the idea that everyone should want to be billionaire-healthy. | Continue reading


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Deadlier Than Gettysburg

How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war | Continue reading


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Superb Owl Sunday X

A special Sunday event: our tenth-annual photo collection celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. If you have some time before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), we invite you to have a look. | Continue reading


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Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself

The president’s penchant for gilded statues and self-glorification might at least help clarify the nature of his leadership. | Continue reading


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Six Satisfying TV Shows You Can Watch in One Sitting

These miniseries tell a good story in a single season. | Continue reading


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British Politicians Are Still Capable of Shame. Americans Aren’t.

The Epstein case keeps threatening politicians—just not in the United States. | Continue reading


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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Drone Chase

A camera drone stays close during a ski race. | Continue reading


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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Drone Chase

A camera drone stays close during a ski race. | Continue reading


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Trump’s Election Fixation

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s call to “nationalize” the upcoming elections. | Continue reading


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The Payoff of Deep Contemplation

The practice may not be fun at first, but the end result is worth it. | Continue reading


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Smart Homes Are Terrible

You shouldn’t need a tech tour and app to turn the lights on. | Continue reading


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The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah

Hiking guides hired to carry 20-pound nodes into the mountains were part of a new type of resource survey. | Continue reading


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The Fundamental Flaw of Pete Davidson’s Podcast

The comedian’s new Netflix show ignores the medium’s basic premise. | Continue reading


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The Meaning of Melania

The most interesting part of the first lady’s film is what it leaves out. | Continue reading


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ICE After Minneapolis

Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat. | Continue reading


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What Does It Even Mean to Be ‘In the Epstein Files’?

The release of the documents is generating a wave of firings, resignations, and public apologies. | Continue reading


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An Opening Ceremony Unvexed by the Future

The performance in Milan was retro, both in substance and in style. | Continue reading


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Why Trump Is Picking Fights With Big U.S. Banks

He claimed that his accounts were closed for “political and social” reasons. The real explanation is likely much simpler. | Continue reading


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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Dynamic Cauldrons

The Olympic flame lights up both Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. | Continue reading


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Donald Trump Wants to Be America’s Pharmacist

TrumpRx promises big discounts on prescription drugs. But most Americans will be able to find better prices elsewhere. | Continue reading


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The White House Is Brushing Off a Racist Meme

Trump’s team took 12 hours to remove a racist video from the president’s Truth Social account. | Continue reading


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The Manosphere Breaks Containment

The internet’s new extremists will do anything for the algorithm. | Continue reading


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The Evangelicals Who See Trump’s Viciousness As a Virtue

At the National Prayer Breakfast, the president tested his audience’s commitment to Christian ethics. | Continue reading


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How to Portray a Wildly Unequal Society

Daniyal Mueenuddin’s new novel shows that living in a highly stratified country damages both the rich and the poor. | Continue reading


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What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For

A young woman’s online diaries about cinema and literature have become her epitaph. | Continue reading


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