Emergency Powers Are About to Be Bent Beyond Recognition

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 6:30am

Trumps proposed actions would be a staggering abuse of these statues

David Lynch Was LAs Strangest Weatherman

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 6:30am

There are many reasons to mourn the gloriously weird filmmaker but I will never forget his COVID-era LA weather reports

California Is Like a Driver Thats Had Five Car Accidents

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 5:36am

The fires around Los Angeles are getting under control But inevitably another fire will start

Sodas Rebound Moment

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 5:58pm

Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades But the beverage is still embedded in American life

Lets Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 3:54pm

America wont miss the app

TikTok Will Never Die

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 3:43pm

Even with a ban its algorithms influence will live on

No Biden Cant Change the Constitution

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 2:08pm

The presidents declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land doesnt make it so

The Diplomatic Spy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 1:05pm

Bill Burns has played an unusual role for a CIA director

Bidens Antitrust Revival Wont Be Easy to Undo

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 12:00pm

The outgoing president has put competition policy on a different courseone more broadly in line with what Americans believe in

How Does a Real Person Become a Character

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 11:30am

Two novels take different approaches to bringing the dead back to life

The GoFundMe Fires

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 10:41am

For now Los Angeles has no choice but to crowdfund its way out of destruction

Los Angeless Next Big Disaster Threat

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 10:28am

Sooner or later a winter storm will hit LA The region is not ready for the deadly mudslides and debris flows likely to follow  

What Are the Puzzles of Severance About

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 10:21am

In Season 2 the shows abstract and surreal elements make more sense

David Lynch Was Americas Cinematic Poet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 8:51am

The directors death at 78 is only shocking because it seemed hed be with us forever

Photos of the Week Frost Flower Fox Pounce Shelf Cloud

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 6:29am

A bull-taming festival in India snow-covered dunes in a desert in China a volcanic eruption in Indonesia continued wildfires around Los Ange...

How Biden Destroyed His Legacy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 6:00am

The presidents accomplishments are considerable but on his signature issue of preserving democracy he failed spectacularly

The End of the DEI Era

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 6:03pm

As Donald Trump returns to the White House a newly emboldened anti-DEI bloc has gained powerful allies

Anything but Instagram

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 5:23pm

TikTok users are searching for a new home Are there any good ones left

The Internet Is TikTok Now

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 3:58pm

Even LinkedIn copied it

Brace for Foreign-Policy Chaos

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 1:27pm

The only certainty is more uncertainty

Not Everything Can Be Rebuilt

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 1:07pm

Arthur made my childhood neighborhood magical Now both are gone

Elon Musk Imagined a Cover-Up

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 12:30pm

The worlds wealthiest man revived an argument that the right already won

Why Your Job Hunt Should Be a Quest

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 11:00am

Being miserable at work is definitely a good reason for change But how you go about it really matters for a happy outcome

Americans Have Always Bickered About Milk

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 10:33am

The raw-milk debate is but one flashpoint in the nations ongoing dairy drama

A Gaza Deal Closed but No Closure

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/16/25 at 10:10am

The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is no guarantee of peace

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