ChatGPT Is a Fictional Character

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/16/25 at 7:00am

What makes OpenAIs chatbot so dangerous Its a character without an author

How Many Comedians Does It Take to Change a Country

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/16/25 at 2:00am

What its like to watch Louis CK do stand-up in Saudi Arabia

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 4:40pm

Ive been evicted from a building Ive covered for 18 years Ill keep doing my job anyway

People Are Using AI to Cheat in Job Interviews

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 2:59pm

Who can blame them

Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 11:45am

The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist groups murderous campaign against dissidents In fact he seems to admire it

When Conservatism Meant Freedom

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 11:00am

The biographer Charles Moore on Margaret Thatchers legacy the soul of conservatism and what todays right has forgotten Plus David Frum on th...

Photographing the Microscopic Winners of Nikon Small World 2025

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 9:00am

Some of the incredible winning and honored images from this years photomicrography competition selected from nearly 2000 entries See if you ...

The Atlantic Publishes List of the Most Essential Childrens Picture Books

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 8:26am

Today The Atlantic launches 65 Essential Childrens Books a new editorial project that brings together important illustrated stories for youn...

A Surprisingly Endearing True-Crime Movie

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 8:00am

Roofman stays grounded by highlighting lifes mundane thrills

65 Essential Childrens Books

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 7:00am

Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature

The Logical End Point of Trumps Higher-Education Agenda

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 6:30am

A compact offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities

Dont Blame the Democrats for Trumps Revenge Tour

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/15/25 at 5:00am

Defending Trumps lawfare as just deserts misremembers what actually happened

What Marc Maron Built in His Garage

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 6:11pm

With his podcast the comedian showed us what human connection could really look like

What the Current Gold Rush Is Telling Us

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 5:14pm

The king of precious metals is having a good run this year That might be a problem

Todays Atlantic Trivia

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 2:12pm

Test your knowledgeand read our latest stories for a little extra help

A Warning for the Modern Striver

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 1:26pm

A new biography of Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many paradoxical attempts to escape who the world expected him to be

Dear James My Guy Group Has a Nongrowth Mindset

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 12:00pm

For 10 years I havent seen any of them change for the better

The New Think Tank Infuriating Progressives

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 6:26am

It thinks Democrats can take a lesson from Donald Trump

Americans Are Getting Much Dumber

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 6:00am

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education

Coffee Is in Trouble

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 6:00am

Prices were up even before the tariffs Can Americans live without it

Putin Is Not Winning

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 5:00am

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands

The Lesson of 1929

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 5:00am

Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 4:50am

For nearly 250 years America promoted freedom and equality abroad even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself Not anymore

The Rising

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 4:50am

The country needs a mass social movementnowto save itself from autocracy

America Needs Patriotism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/14/25 at 4:50am

The experiment only works if people believe in it

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