The Atlantic4 hours agoA Terrible Way to Die, a Terrifying Way to SurviveThe Atlantic - By Elizabeth BruenigAmerica’s experiment with lethal injection has failed. At about 6 p.m. last night, the Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay placed on the execution of Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was found guilty of joining two accomplices in murdering a classmate in 1995, when Pike was 18 years old. …
The Atlantic6 hours agoThe 14 Movies to Look Out for This FallThe Atlantic - By Shirley LiThe best new films coming this season take a close look at humanity. The Princess Bride. The Shawshank Redemption. Almost Famous. Over the course of its 51-year history, the Toronto International Film Festival has hosted notable films of all genres and styles. The 2026 edition, which concluded in …
The Atlantic6 hours agoI’m Calling for a Pause in the Development of the Universal Bone DissolverThe Atlantic - By Jay KatsirA recent incident has raised my concerns: Last month, the Bone Dissolver unexpectedly dissolved a number of bones. Allow me to introduce myself. For the past nine years, I have been the leader of a small, advanced company that is generally unknown to the public but of some renown within my field. We …
The Atlantic9 hours agoWhat Trump Misunderstands About Modern MediaThe Atlantic - By Jake LundbergThe president is eager to both undermine the credibility of the press and bask in its plaudits. As modern American journalism began taking shape before the Civil War and newspapers were entering the world at staggering rates, the novelist Cornelius Mathews wondered at what point the profusion should …
The Atlantic10 hours agoPete Hegseth, Idea GuyThe Atlantic - By Tom NicholsHis State of the Force address was a partisan disgrace—with a few good ideas buried in it. Pete Hegseth seems to imagine himself as a man of big ideas. Perhaps you’ve worked with someone like that: Every organization has “idea hamsters,” who spin in their wheels and toss out suggestions of wildly …
The Atlantic13 hours agoWant to Reform Democracy? Start Here.The Atlantic - By Yuval LevinA more constrained executive branch could begin to take shape with a smaller pardon power—and a bigger House of Representatives. Phases of intense dysfunction and frustration in American public life have tended to be followed by periods of reform, when some of the rules that govern our institutions …
