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Trump’s Rule-Breaking Keeps Working

His comeback can be attributed to his keen understanding of the nebulous nature of rules.

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A Novel to Help You Slow Down

Culture and entertainment musts from Kristen V. Brown

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Against Guilty History

Settler-colonial should be a description, not an insult.

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Or (For Isaac)

And he took his father to the flame and his father said I am not a goat And the boy said   no    you are not a goat And the father...

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Nikki Glaser Came Prepared

At the Golden Globes, the comedian put her roastmaster experience to good use—if you listened closely.

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The Surprisingly Unpredictable Golden Gl...

The 2025 winners were all over the map, portending a wide-open awards season.

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Americans Need to Party More

We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.

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Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump

It’s not a magic wand to save America—but neither is it entirely useless.

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The Gorgeous, Unglamorous Work of Freedo...

Notes from an “actualist” on what liberation requires

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American Realism

A short story

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How Mike Johnson Kept His Speakership

Plus: Are any of Trump’s Cabinet picks in trouble?

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The Power of the Mental Workout

Reading, puzzles, and physical activity strengthen the mind in different ways.

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The Rise of John Ratcliffe

A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.

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Why Liberals Struggle to Cope With Epoch...

The error of their mythology about 1989 matters because we face another such moment of historical rupture today.

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Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras

In trying to capture so much of our kids’ lives, we risk missing out.

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Five Books That Offer Readers Intellectu...

Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle, so that you can choose the one that will push you most.

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Thermometers Are Hot Garbage

Just use your hand instead!

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Photos of the Week: Flaming Barrels, Flo...

A Christmas carnival in Nigeria, New Year’s Eve fireworks around the world, a Polar Bear Plunge in New York, a photogenic archway ...

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Georgia O’Keeffe at Home

Inside the painter’s life in New Mexico

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What Taylor Swift Understands About Love

Her songs tell us that it’s okay to be hungry for joy and romance.

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How ‘the End’ Helps Us Find New Beginnin...

Contemplating death at the start of a new year

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Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda...

The Republicans barely elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the House.

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Coffee’s Grip on America

Inflation hardly hampered Americans’ love of buying the beverage.

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Narendra Modi’s Populist Facade Is Crack...

India is now a testing ground for whether demagoguery or deteriorating living conditions exert a greater sway on voters.

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L.A.’s Twin Crises Finally Seem Fixable...

The city is gradually revamping America’s most infamous sprawl.

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A Retiring Congressman’s Advice to New M...

Representative Earl Blumenauer thinks more lawmakers should eat well, exercise, and develop deep connections with their colleagues...

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Doomed to Be a Tradwife

Can a marriage ever truly be equal?

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The Isolation of Intensive Parenting

You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.

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We’re All in ‘Dark Mode’ Now

How light-on-black became a way of life

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Doctors Thought They Knew What a Genetic...

Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized.

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Me, My Future, and I

I had a conversation with an 80-year-old version of myself. I didn’t like her.

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Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence ...

Not sleeping late could be the best resolution you ever keep.

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Invisible Habits Are Driving Your Life

The science of habits reveals that they can be hidden to us and unresponsive to our desires.

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Should Not ...

A bad idea gets worse every year.

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The President Trump Is Pushing Aside

Grover Cleveland enthusiasts aren’t thrilled.

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Birthmark

A poem for Wednesday

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Don’t Let Terror Shut America Down

Defiantly proceeding with our lives—and playing the Sugar Bowl—is the best response to an attack.

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The Most Effective Antidote to ISIS Atta...

The best way to prevent a recurrence of the terror in New Orleans is to dismantle the Islamic State and relegate it to obscurity.

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An Astonishing Level of Dehumanization

There is no defense of those who celebrated the murder of Brian Thompson.

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The Case for Finding Common Ground With ...

A pro-vaccine doctor argues that the left should engage with Americans skeptical of public-health rules.

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Apocalypse, Constantly

Humans love to imagine their own demise.

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Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer to Joi...

The Atlantic is announcing the hires of political reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who will both become staff writers ...

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My Boyfriend Is About to Move In With Hi...

Am I wrong for thinking this is a deal-breaker?

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The Controversy Over Baby Names

Annual baby-name lists don’t always stir the pot, but last year’s did.

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What the Left Refused to Understand Abou...

Female athletes said competing against trans women was an injustice.

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