Donald Trumps Manifest Destiny

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/23/25 at 9:21am

The president who built his fan base on isolationism is pivoting to a kind of imperialism that the US hasnt seen in decades

The Surrealist Down the Street

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/23/25 at 6:00am

David Lynch made beguiling movies about Los Angeles He was also a good neighbor

Trump Targets His Own Government

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 5:31pm

A new executive order could enable Trumps promise of revenge

Does Sam Altman Need Donald Trump or Is It the Other Way Around

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 5:15pm

Stargate isnt a victory for the new president

David Lynch Knew Not to Answer Our Questions

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 3:53pm

The late directors best work prioritized puzzles over solutions

The Quiet Way RFK Jr Could Curtail Vaccinations

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 3:42pm

Changing the membership of an obscure advisory committee could have an outsize effect on Americans protection against disease  

The Hollowness of Trumps Shock and Awe

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 12:15pm

As far as policy accomplishments are concerned the second Trump term could very well turn out to be as underwhelming as the first

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 10:28am

Does the text mean what it plainly says

Attention Is Now Our Most Valuable Resource

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 8:36am

Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention

Griff Witte Joining The Atlantic as a Managing Editor

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 8:23am

The Atlantic has hired Griff Witte as a managing editor to lead its growing politics and accountability team Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldber...

A Plea for Heroic Poets

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 8:00am

History reminds us that the viciousness of authoritarianism only strengthens the artists hand

The Dark Prophet of LA Wasnt Dark Enough

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 8:00am

As fires have raged so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis But in a changed world we need new thinkers too

Be Like Sisyphus

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 6:00am

How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair

The Future of the Internet Is Age-Gated

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/22/25 at 6:00am

A wave of new laws and new technology might finally bring the era of the online pornography free-for-all to a close

Will Trump Keep the Cease-Fire on Track

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 5:06pm

A conversation with Yair Rosenberg about Trumps approach to Israel Gaza and the Middle East so far

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 4:48pm

Other than raw ambition only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career

I Got a Pardon Baby

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 2:01pm

President Trumps decision to grant clemency to nearly 1600 insurrectionists is sending a clear message to right-wing extremists

My Friend Is Stuck in a Self-Pity Doom Loop

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 12:30pm

She wont stop talking about her troubles And its exhausting

The Trump Shift

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 12:04pm

His first-day executive orders would have prompted mass outrage had he attempted them in 2017 Today the response is more muted

The Deceptive Comfort of Im Still Here

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 10:24am

The Brazilian historical drama tells a horrifying true story by focusing on the mundane details

Donald Trump Language Cop

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 9:41am

Whether renaming the Gulf of America or issuing edicts on gender the president is enforcing his own brand of political correctness

The Trump Faithful Return to DC

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 9:00am

This past weekend a pro-Trump throng arrived in Washington not in protest but in triumph

How to Pray for Presidents

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 6:00am

On Donald Trump and the inscrutability of God

Is Elon Musk Right About Big Government

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 5:00am

The quiet work of saving government from itself

The US Needs Soldiers Not Warriors

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/21/25 at 5:00am

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring a warrior culture back to the Department of Defense Its a terrible idea

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