Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public.
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The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.
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The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.
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Cuts to research may have spoiled the country’s appetite for bold exploration.
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A colloquial translation of Paradiso might make people actually read it.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic* Albert Einstein’s Brilliant Politics
The physicist fought for the promise of a diverse, meritocratic America. We need his optimism today.
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How many foreign wars does the “America First” president intend to start?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Shutterstock. A Reading Resolution You Can Keep
Aim to bump older, culturally important, or much-recommended works to the top of your to-be-read list.
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness
Set goals to improve your well-being—not your wallet or your waistline. (From 2020)
Jan Buchczik What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more. (From April)
Photograph by Vasantha Yogananthan Must the Novelist Crusade?
“The zeal to reform, which quite properly inspires the editorial, has never done fiction much good.” (From 1965)
Bettmann / Corbis / Getty Walking
The writer extols the virtues of immersing oneself in nature and laments the inevitable encroachment of private ownership upon the wilderness. (From 1862)
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic radio atlantic•Episode 162Six Months Off the Street
An update on Evan from our three-part series No Easy Fix
the david frum show•Episode 37Facts vs. Clicks: How Algorithms Reward Extremism
Galaxy Brain’s Charlie Warzel joins David Frum to discuss how our online information became so untrustworthy and how we can fight back. Plus: Why America’s Founding Fathers would be appalled by Trump 250 years later, and Edward Berenson’s The Trial of Madame Caillaux.
The Atlantic galaxy brain•Episode 8How About a Little Less Screen Time for the Grown-Ups
It’s not just kids who can’t stop scrolling.
LIMITED SERIESAutocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. how to age up•Episode 6How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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