admin Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
Now, Thanks to AI, You Never Have to Speak to Your Kids Again
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Stop Calling Siblings ‘Gifts’
The term assumes that adding a child to a family is for the best. But that’s not always the case.
A Trojan Horse Is Supposed to Have Humans Inside It
Christopher Nolan’s <em>Odyssey</em> is full of contradictions about deceit and violence.
What if Freud Was Right and Pharma Was Wrong?
A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis—not drugs—holds the key to curing mental illness.
The Danger of Trump’s Anti-Communist Rhetoric
The Trump administration would like you to worry like it’s 1979.
One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.
Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.
The Catholic Church’s New Schism
The Vatican excommunicated 700 arch-traditionalist bishops and priests—a rupture that touches on broader disputes in the Church today.
Get Used to High Gas Prices
Even if the Iran war ends tomorrow, don’t expect relief at the pump any time soon.
Atlantic Trivia: Enclaves and Exclaves
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