The People Who Clean the Ears of Lincoln (And Other Statues)

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 11:20am

A collection of images of the varied workers and techniques used to maintain some of the worlds largest and most prominent statues and monum...

J D Vances Bargain With the Devil

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 11:00am

George Packer on ambition corruption and the making of Trumps political heir

How Far Will a Man Go to Make a New Friend

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 10:17am

The film Friendship captures the awkwardness of getting people to like you

The Administration Takes a Hatchet to the NSC

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 10:02am

Friday nights firings will make the next crisis that much more dangerous

What Recessions Do to Romance

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 8:13am

Historically in dark times people have sought love But today might be different

Trumps Golden Age of Corruption

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 7:00am

This presidency is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America

Who Killed Americas Shipbuilding Industry

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/28/25 at 6:00am

Despite being economically and militarily reliant on shipping the US has an astonishing lack of maritime capacity

Trump Calls Putin CrazyAnd the Kremlin Shrugs

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 5:01pm

The Russians continue their bombing while snarking that the American president is too emotional

Dear James I Miss Playing the Banjo

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 12:00pm

But I also have to make a living Is there a way to balance both

A Flesh-Eating Parasite Is Advancing Toward the US

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 8:15am

After a decades-long campaign to beat screwworms down to Panama theyre speeding back up north

The Form of DEI Thats Alive and Well on Campus

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 7:36am

In an effort to attract more conservative faculty some elite universities are borrowing tactics long used to promote racial diversity

Ukraines New Way of War

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 7:00am

American weapons are important but Ukrainian drones have changed everything

The Attack on Knowledge

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/27/25 at 5:30am

America could soon find itself in a new Dark Age

An American Problem

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 12:59pm

We cannot afford to excuse indulge or minimize political violence

The Scholars Deciphering a Lost Writing System

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 7:00am

Ancient Incas recorded information by tying knots into long cords Will we ever be able to read them

Six Memorial Day Reads

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 7:00am

Catch up on stories about an AncestryDNA test that revealed a medical secret 24 books to get lost in this summer and more

I Remember

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 6:55am

A poem

The Strategy the Trump Administration Is Using to Hide Its Court Defiance

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 6:42am

The executive branch is relying on the language of the law as cover to claim that it is complying with court orders when in fact it is not

Americas Democracy Is Still Resilient

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 6:00am

A distinct set of six institutions and traditions make the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarians will

A New Way of Thinking About the Climate

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/26/25 at 6:00am

A growing number of climate activists are taking up a fresh idea as a rallying cry and a legal strategy Nature in all its manifestations is ...

How to Save Endangered Species Without a Detailed Plan for Every Bee

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/25/25 at 9:00am

What if the US protected ecosystems directly

American Realignment

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/25/25 at 8:30am

The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological ...

The Coming Democratic Civil War

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/25/25 at 8:00am

A seemingly wonky debate about the abundance agenda is really about power

The Era of Thrash

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/25/25 at 6:31am

The American economy has been in chaos longer than you think

The Show That Makes Being Awkward Feel Good

The Atlantic [Feed] on 5/25/25 at 6:00am

Culture and entertainment musts from Serena Dai

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