The Kennedy Center’s Tax Return
For 19 months, Donald Trump has portrayed himself as the Kennedy Center’s savior. He promised to root out “woke” programming...
Your Favorite Author’s New Book Might Be an AI Fake
Earlier this summer, Tamra Westberry received a Facebook notification that made her heart sink. A fellow author had taken to...
We Haven’t Survived. ‘We Are Surviving.’
In a conversation at The Atlantic Festival, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, spoke with Amna Nawaz, a co-anchor...
The Books You Should Read About the Bomb
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The Books You Should Read About the Bomb
This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for...
Lina Khan on Doomer Panic and Ending AI Exceptionalism
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube As “rogue” AI agents hack systems and leaders warn of catastrophe, who...
Why a Sea-Lion Epidemic Is a Bad Sign for Humans
You have likely never heard of synanthropes, though you surely know them. And they know you. Synanthropes, whose name is...
City Rats Are Going on Birth Control
A city can have one of two levels of rat. There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively...
The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking
AI’s tendency to erode our attention spans has been clear for some time. Letting the technology shoulder the burden of...
Hitler’s Rise Was Not Inevitable
Does history repeat itself, or merely rhyme? The historian Timothy W. Ryback has thought about this question a lot. Ryback,...
Photos of the Week: Misty Morning, Haunted House, Light Festival
Oli Scarff / AFP / GettyMartin Hill prepares to compete in his jet dragster, named Fireforce 5, at the Euro...
When George W. Bush Defended Muslim Americans
On September 17, 2001, George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. Six days had passed since the...
Neil Young’s Epic Reckoning With Mortality
At first listen, Neil Young’s new song “Soon I Might Be Going” comes across like a sad shake of the...
It’s Jon Ossoff’s Moment
If you’re a Democrat, attending a Jon Ossoff rally feels very good. Therapeutic, even. Many Democrats feel as if every...
RFK Jr.’s Bold Reassurance to Anti-Vaxxers
Since becoming health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly denied that he opposes vaccines and toned down some of...
