Monuments to the Unthinkable
America still can’t figure out how to memorialize the sins of our history. What can we learn from Germany?
December 2022
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Taiwan Prepares to Be Invaded
If China wants to do something drastic, President Tsai Ing-wen told me, “Xi has to weigh the costs. He has to think twice.”
The Too-Muchness of Bono
In Dublin with the irrepressible U2 front man
How Much Would You Pay to Save Your Cat’s Life?
For $15,000, you can get your pet a new kidney.
How Taylor Sheridan Created America’s Most Popular TV Show
Inside Paramount’s Yellowstone juggernaut
Where My Characters Come From
I don’t choose them; they choose me.
Dispatches
Danielle Del Plato The Russian Empire Must Die
A better future requires Putin’s defeat—and the end to imperial aspirations.
Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira. Sources: Hugo Burnand / Anwar Hussein Collection / Getty The Petulant King
Charles III can’t keep the myth of monarchy alive.
Culture & Critics
Illustration by Paul Spella. Sources: Getty; L. Cohen / Getty; Rick Stewart / Getty; Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE / Getty; Gregory Bojorquez / Getty; Jeff Kravitz / Getty. The Year Virginia Rewrote the Rules of Popular Culture
Missy Elliott. Timbaland. Allen Iverson. What was it about the Tidewater region in 2002?
Alberto Miranda A New Theory of American Power
The United States can—and must—wield its power for good.
Illustration by Ernesto Artillo. Sources: Bettmann / Getty; Popperfoto / Getty. How J. Edgar Hoover Went From Hero to Villain
Before his abuses of power were exposed, he was celebrated as a scourge of Nazis, Communists, and subversives.
Tejumola Butler Adenuga The Grimke Sisters and the Indelible Stain of Slavery
The abolitionists have long been portrayed as heroes. A new book views them, and their family, in a different light.
Departments
Katie Martin / The Atlantic The Commons: Why Shouldn’t Girls Outdo Boys in School?
Readers respond to an argument in our October issue.
Tim Lahan An Ode to Pull-Ups
It’s you versus you.
Poetry
Getty; Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic
