I wrote about freedom, which I love. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Just a gorgeous essay from the brilliant Alan Lightman, very much worth your time: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Ted Chiang is brilliant. He takes the question of AI consciousness to its logical conclusion—really a must-read, right down to the last word:
www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Oh look, it's new fiction from @stephenking.bsky.social in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Freedom of speech, and of the press, can be guaranteed only if Americans exercise their rights.
Why yes I am interested in MOSQUITO LASERS
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
JUST PUBLISHED
Janay Kingsberry obtained a Kennedy Center memo that shows lawyers are ordering staff to remove “Trump” from email signatures, letterhead, webpages, brochures,signs, &c.
Clearest sign yet that the president may be giving up the fight on this one.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.
Really fascinating to watch artistic institutions try to thread this needle... An important piece by @kelseyables.bsky.social:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
Adrienne LaFrance
Smart, from Vivian Salama and @jonlemire.bsky.social, about the president's big China trip: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Today is a good day to read George Packer’s excellent profile of David Sacks www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Lawyers are ordering staff to remove “Trump” from email signatures, letterhead, website, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, and more.