If the Voting Rights Act Falls
The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble the landmark civil-rights law. What does that mean for Black voters, democracy, and control of Congress?
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When Conservatism Meant Freedom
The biographer Charles Moore on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, the soul of conservatism, and what today’s right has forgotten. Plus: David Frum on the current government shutdown and Stefan Zweig’s The World of Yesterday.
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ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
Why Trump Turned to the Sewer
The president’s disturbing, excremental propaganda campaign
Why the ‘No Kings’ Protest Moved Me
The protesters’ depth of feeling was matched only by the modesty and decency of the event.
Crime in Chicago Is a Choice
The problem with minimizing the city’s violence
Ozempic for All
Ensuring GLP-1s are covered by Medicaid in all states would save lives—and not be as costly as some people fear.
The Great Ghosting Paradox
Is there a social phenomenon that’s as infuriating—and as commonplace?
The Unexpected Profundity of a Movie About Bird-Watching
Listers understands how technology can corrupt our leisure activities.
The Risk of Financial—And Moral—Collapse
A new history of the circumstances that led to the Great Depression sheds light on the systemic dangers we face today.
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Illustration by The Atlantic: Source: Shutterstock. The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying
Better broke than woke, right?
Rosalind O'Connor / NBC Sabrina Carpenter Knows What She’s Doing
The pop star’s Saturday Night Live appearance played into her reputation as a provocateur.
Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty ‘Let Them Both Claim Victory’
Donald Trump has boasted that the Ukraine war would be easy to solve. It didn’t look that way today.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The End of the Old Instagram
Efforts to make social media safe for teenagers are starting to get a little weird.
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Hulton Archive / Getty The Risk of Financial—And Moral—Collapse
A new history of the circumstances that led to the Great Depression sheds light on the systemic dangers we face today.
Jedrzej Nowicki for The Atlantic Ukraine’s Underground Generation
Addressing the isolation of young people has become an urgent priority in eastern Ukraine.
Jamil GS D’Angelo Conjured More Than Music
The late singer’s work was steeped in Black tradition, and never lost sight of the future.
ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP / Getty Resistance Is Cringe—But It’s Also Effective
Dismissing the movement as embarrassing pap ignores what has made it so powerful.
