~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1113)
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Someone Is Watching. Is It God, or Your Boss?
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation captured anxieties about the emerging surveillance state—and how it makes workers...
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When Is It Okay to Not Finish a Book?
How to decide to put down a book—without all the angst
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You May Miss Wokeness
“Wokeness” has few defenders left. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to defend.
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The Plan to Take Down the Hyde Amendment
Eliminating the long-standing policy would be one of the most viable ways for a president to...
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The American Con Man Who Pioneered Offshore Finance
How a now-obscure financier turned the Bahamas into a tax haven—and created a cornerstone of global...
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We Still Need to Trump-Proof America
The ex-president could yet win. And even if he doesn’t, Congress must patch up the legal...
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The Mistake That Could Cost Trump the Election
Democrats have managed to make detailed policy ideas into one of Trump’s greatest liabilities.
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When Wellness Can’t Bring Happiness
A provocative 1970s novel reads like a contemporary cry for freedom from the expectations of others.
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The Governor Who Endorsed Trump to Heal American Politics
Spencer Cox built his brand on standing against polarization and extremism. Now he’s backing Donald Trump.
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Trump’s Medal of Dishonor
The former president doesn’t appear to understand the real meaning of the decorations he once bestowed.
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Why Alice Munro’s Work Felt so Empty
Culture and entertainment musts from David Frum
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Inside the Virginia Newsroom Trying to Save Afghanistan From Tyranny
The exiled Afghans of Amu TV are holding the Taliban to account—from 7,000 miles away.
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Back to School. Freedom at Last.
Acknowledging that kids’ education is good for parents is not a knock against teachers.
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An Atlantic Reading List on Modern Dating
Dating decisions are about determining what you really need in order to be happy.
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My Brother Died. His Facebook Page Lives On.
The strange beauty of grieving on the internet
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Three Things to Watch for at the DNC
Next week is likely to be a fairly standard convention for a very unusual campaign.
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Four Theories That Explain AI Art’s Default Vibe
The image-makers are stuck in a pattern.