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The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty. Democrats Became Great by Fighting the Left
In the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values.
Kevin Carter / Getty What Trump Has in Common With the Far Left
If the president fears communism, maybe he should stop mimicking its worst elements.
Illustration by Alicia Tatone. Sources: Getty; Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty. Another Fatal ICE Shooting
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston is the latest person to be killed by officers shooting into cars.
Cheney Orr / Reuters What Is the Point of Patriot Front?
The masked men who were in Washington on July 4 are both unserious and threatening.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Kevin Mazur / Getty; patstock / Getty. How Lizzo Became One of Pop Culture’s Great Flops
The singer is experiencing a new form of downward mobility—and she’s not alone.
Ian Austen / The New York Times / Redux Canada Should Start Talking With Iran
Restoring diplomatic ties doesn’t necessarily benefit the Islamic Republic and can even help its opponents.
Illustration by Lewis Chamberlain The Demon Next Door
A growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes those forces are right across the street.
Reuters ‘We May Sleepwalk Our Way Back to War’
The U.S.-Iran skirmishes reflect the profound mistrust on both sides.
Opioid of the Masses (From 2016)
To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh.
Christopher Anderson / Magnum Why We Long for the Most Difficult Days of Parenthood
Older parents are always telling parents of young children to cherish every second; it will be gone in a flash. But it’s very difficult advice to follow in the thick of it. (From 2022)
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“Our words do much of our thinking for us; we are necessarily manipulated by them.” (From 1975)
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