The Tyranny of the Election Needle
The New York Times is once again poking readers’ eyes with its needle. A little digital gauge, like the one that might ...
The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
Last month, the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three scholars, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James ...
MAGA Goes to Mars
A Trump presidency could push America toward a new era of space travel, and Trump has demonstrated his enthusiasm for space ...
The Right’s New Kingmaker
Charlie Kirk took his seat underneath a tent that said Prove me wrong. I wedged myself into the crowd at the University of ...
When the Show Is Over
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you ...
Three Tips for Following Election Results Without Losing Your Mind
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. Election Night is upon us, with all of its nail-biting ...
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Lately, I’ve developed an unhealthy fixation on the presidential election. Maybe you have too. The New York Times needle hasn ...
Let’s Reclaim the Value of National Unity
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. We Americans are a vulnerable and divided people. The ...
The ‘Blue Dot’ That Could Clinch a Harris Victory
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. It’s the evening rush hour on the Friday before Election ...
X Is a White-Supremacist Site
X has always had a Nazi problem. I’ve covered the site, formerly known as Twitter, for more than a decade and reported ...
I Love to Drive Fast, and I Cannot Stop
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles a reader’s existential worry. He wants to hear about what’s ailing, ...
A Tiny Petrostate Is Running the World’s Climate Talks
When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, ...