~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1126)
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The Power of the Mental Workout
Reading, puzzles, and physical activity strengthen the mind in different ways.
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How Mike Johnson Kept His Speakership
Plus: Are any of Trump’s Cabinet picks in trouble?
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The Gorgeous, Unglamorous Work of Freedom
Notes from an “actualist” on what liberation requires
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Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump
It’s not a magic wand to save America—but neither is it entirely useless.
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Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we...
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Coffee’s Grip on America
Inflation hardly hampered Americans’ love of buying the beverage.
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Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda
The Republicans barely elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the House.
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How ‘the End’ Helps Us Find New Beginnings
Contemplating death at the start of a new year
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What Taylor Swift Understands About Love
Her songs tell us that it’s okay to be hungry for joy and romance.
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Photos of the Week: Flaming Barrels, Flour Battles, Debutante Kisses
A Christmas carnival in Nigeria, New Year’s Eve fireworks around the world, a Polar Bear Plunge...
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Five Books That Offer Readers Intellectual Exercise
Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle, so that you can choose...
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Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras
In trying to capture so much of our kids’ lives, we risk missing out.
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Why Liberals Struggle to Cope With Epochal Change
The error of their mythology about 1989 matters because we face another such moment of historical...
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The Rise of John Ratcliffe
A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.
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Invisible Habits Are Driving Your Life
The science of habits reveals that they can be invisible to us and unresponsive to our...
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Me, My Future, and I
I had a conversation with an 80-year-old version of myself. I didn’t like her.
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Doctors Thought They Knew What a Genetic Disease Is. They Were Wrong.
Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized.
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The Isolation of Intensive Parenting
You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t...