The Literary Genre That Thrives in Hard Times
Los Angeles has had a rough couple of years. Fires have destroyed entire neighborhoods, the Hollywood streaming boom is going bust, ICE raids have torn through neighborhoods, and the city…
Democrats Became Great By Fighting the Left
The Democratic Party is moving left. Its most dynamic leaders over the past few years have been Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani. Its most passionate activists are the…
What Trump Has in Common with the Far Left
Source: YouTube Summary Communism is a system of government in which the ruling party controls major investment decisions while hoarding wealth for itself and suppressing all opposition.Nevertheless, Donald Trump professes…
The Atlantic’s August Cover: Rose Horowitch Writes “The Age of Reading Is Over”
For The Atlantic’s August-issue cover story, “The Age of Reading Is Over,” staff writer Rose Horowitch argues that we are living in a “postliterate world” where fewer and fewer adults…
Canada Should Start Talking With Iran
Leave it to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to casually drop a policy bombshell in a press conference. Two weeks ago, he pointed out that Canada’s lack of diplomatic ties…
The Age of Reading Is Over
Source: YouTube Summary Twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world’s written works. Ptolemy,…
Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue
The Senate race in Maine looks significantly different than it did 48 hours ago. Yesterday, Politico reported a credible allegation of sexual assault against the Democratic nominee, Graham Platner. In…
The Change to Trump’s Power That Further Politicizes Everyday Life
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in…
Fix This Travesty, FIFA!
Anyone with eyes can see that Monday night’s World Cup game was rigged. Team USA is winning, 0–0, and then suddenly all these goals start coming in for Belgium? Bang,…
A Test Case for AI Creep in Hollywood
Years ago, when the Simpsons animator Chuck Sheetz was a lecturer at UCLA, he invited a producer colleague of his from the series to attend a screening of his students’…
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