admin The Left Needs to Rediscover Its Patriotism
A left that rejects a hopeful, empathetic love of the United States can never win the country to its side.
The President Keeps Contradicting Himself on AI
Donald Trump’s new AI order is a lot of nothing.
What Trump Wants From Bill Pulte
The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has no experience in national security but can be counted on to…
One Reason Trump Might Have Chosen His New Intelligence Chief
Bill Pulte has no national-security experience, but he does have one qualification that might appeal to the president.
How to (Try to) Get a Job Now
AI has made applying for jobs easy, and getting jobs nearly impossible.
The Ordinary Miracle of Existing
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.
Atlantic Trivia: Opera and the Atmosphere
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.
Why the Worst Get on Top
Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte for acting director of National Intelligence is both terrifying and predictable.
How Raphael Made It All Look So Easy
A Met exhibition devoted to the Renaissance painter shows the artist letting loose.
How Much of Data-Center Activism Is Really AI Slop?
Anti-AI sentiment is genuine, but its online expression looks stranger and stranger.