Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington (www.theatlantic.com)

Inside a Chaotic Nebula (www.theatlantic.com)

The Strange Challenge of Small Talk (www.theatlantic.com)

Every Woman on This Show Is Loathsome. That’s By Design. (www.theatlantic.com)

The Price of Humiliating Nicolás Maduro (www.theatlantic.com)

The Limits of the GOP Trifecta (www.theatlantic.com)

What ‘Let Trump Be Trump’ Means for Democrats (www.theatlantic.com)

COVID’s End-of-Year Surprise (www.theatlantic.com)

ChatGPT Won’t Say His Name (www.theatlantic.com)

The Art Monster Under the Bed (www.theatlantic.com)

A Galactic Chain (www.theatlantic.com)

The Best 44 Billion Elon Musk Ever Spent (www.theatlantic.com)

South Korea’s Crisis Is Nowhere Near Over (www.theatlantic.com)

Photos of the Week: Relic Crown, Floating Village, Ice Harvest (www.theatlantic.com)

Even Barry Jenkins Can Only Do So Much (www.theatlantic.com)

The New Syria Needs to Make Alawites Less Afraid (www.theatlantic.com)

The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge (www.theatlantic.com)

America’s Bird-Flu Luck Has Officially Run Out (www.theatlantic.com)

A Nonreligious Holiday Ritual (www.theatlantic.com)