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The Man Who Broke Physics
Even before competing in his first Olympics, 21-year-old Ilia Malinin has transformed the sport of figure skating.

America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

What Happened to Pam Bondi?
How the attorney general became a person who loves telling Trump yes
Dispatches
Culture & Critics

Illustration by Jan Robert Dünnweller. Source: Picturelake / Getty. 
Jill Krementz The Ghosts of Toni Morrison
In her novels, she located the missing stories of Black America.

Bettmann / Getty Deadlier Than Gettysburg
How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war

Illustration by Colin Hunter* The Novel as Extended Op-Ed
If anyone could write good fiction about immigration, it would probably be Lionel Shriver. Instead, her latest book goes off the rails.
Departments

Joe McKendry The Commons: Seeing Ourselves in America’s Unfinished Revolution
Readers respond to our November 2025 issue.

The Atlantic Caleb's Inferno: March 2026
A devilish crossword puzzle
Poetry
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