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A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party
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A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party

PodcastsA Battle for the Future of the Democratic PartyWhat Michigan voters could tell us about the path forward for Democrats. So strategists, consultants, and party leaders spend a lot of money trying to figure out…

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Photos: Wildfires Rage Across France and Spain
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Photos: Wildfires Rage Across France and Spain

PhotographyPhotos: Wildfires Rage Across France and SpainHundreds of thousands of residents have been evacuated from…

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An Odyssey for Our Own Time
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An Odyssey for Our Own Time

IdeasAn Odyssey for Our Own TimeChristopher Nolan presents a very human hero to a culture that desperately needs…

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Another Symptom of Growing Isolation
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Another Symptom of Growing Isolation

FamilyPeople Around the World Are Talking LessA recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in…

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Reading the Bible in School Is Good
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Reading the Bible in School Is Good

If you were a student in the past 20 years, or raised one, you’ll recognize most of the titles: picture books such as…

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How Netanyahu Lost America
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How Netanyahu Lost America

Instead of selling cupboards to Israelis, he should have been selling Israel to Americans. The ambassador, who met…

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Would You Go Back to a Time Before Smartphones If You Could?
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Would You Go Back to a Time Before Smartphones If You Could?

PodcastsWould You Go Back to a Time Before Smartphones If You Could?Turns out, looking back is also about looking…

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The Preacher
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The Preacher

At 47, he’s a relative newcomer to politics—he was the head of Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting foundation, until…

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Christopher Nolan’s God-Haunted <em>Odyssey</em>
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Christopher Nolan’s God-Haunted <em>Odyssey</em>

Odysseus, disguised as “an ancient old man” by the goddess Athena, tells Penelope that her husband will return to kill…

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The MAGA Movement’s New British Crush
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The MAGA Movement’s New British Crush

IdeasThe MAGA Movement’s New British CrushRupert Lowe understands what the American right wants to hear.By Helen…

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How to Be a Tourist at Home
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How to Be a Tourist at Home

We wander unfamiliar streets, strike up conversations with strangers, linger in museums, and notice details that we’d…

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The Problem With Shutting Down ICE in Blue States
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The Problem With Shutting Down ICE in Blue States

The privately run jail reopened last year as the only sizable facility of its kind in the New York City metro area,…

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A Brief Exchange That Shows the Enormous Difference Between Trump and Obama
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A Brief Exchange That Shows the Enormous Difference Between Trump and Obama

CultureA Brief Exchange That Shows the Enormous Difference Between Trump and ObamaThis is what a president sounds…

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The Mounting Cost of War
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The Mounting Cost of War

President Trump is considering escalating the war with Iran amidst growing criticism of the conflict. Republican…

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When You’ll Know You’re Middle-Aged
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When You’ll Know You’re Middle-Aged

FamilyWhen You’ll Know You’re Middle-AgedTrying to attach some numbers to a fuzzy phase of lifeBy Julie…

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How to Open Yourself Up to a New Passion
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How to Open Yourself Up to a New Passion

“I moved to Rhinebeck, New York, to a modest condo in July of 2023,” Maria F, 73, writes. “This sunset over the pond…

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Washington, the Useful Abolitionist
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Washington, the Useful Abolitionist

CultureWashington, the Useful AbolitionistIn Philadelphia, the Trump administration downplays the importance of…

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Even Trump Can’t Spin This One
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Even Trump Can’t Spin This One

TechnologyEven Trump Can’t Spin This OneYou can’t post your way out of a war.By Charlie WarzelSaul Loeb / AFP /…

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The Ticking Clock on the Strait of Hormuz
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The Ticking Clock on the Strait of Hormuz

Continued bombing would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and as long as the war went on, commercial ships would stay…

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Public Health Needs MAHA
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Public Health Needs MAHA

IdeasPublic Health Needs MAHAThe field must swallow its pride and admit where the insurgent movement is right.By Craig…

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Trump’s Trigger Warnings
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Trump’s Trigger Warnings

In an executive order posted this afternoon, the president directed the Department of the Interior to place signs…

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Saudi Arabia Learns the Limits of Pay to Play
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Saudi Arabia Learns the Limits of Pay to Play

IdeasSaudi Arabia Learns the Limits of Pay to PlayEven money and gifts can’t buy diplomatic loyalty from Trump.By…

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AI companies stripping universities of their best computer scientists
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AI companies stripping universities of their best computer scientists

TechnologyWhere Did All the Computer-Science Professors Go?AI companies are stripping universities of their best…

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Five Theories of the Jon Ossoff Moment
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Five Theories of the Jon Ossoff Moment

The Atlantic DailyFive Theories of the Jon Ossoff MomentThe Georgia Democrat is running for reelection to the Senate.…

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Does Iran Have a Plan?
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Does Iran Have a Plan?

It did however get punched in the mouth, and spat bloody Chiclets out all over the document it was forced to sign in…

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Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn?
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Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn?

Meta allegedly downloaded several individual episodes from the website and two “GirlsDoPorn MegaPack” archives. Piracy…

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Homer Was the Homer of the Zulus
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Homer Was the Homer of the Zulus

IdeasHomer Was the Homer of the ZulusThe right-wing backlash to The Odyssey is about portraying civilization as a…

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What Climate Fiction Should Accomplish
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What Climate Fiction Should Accomplish

Books BriefingWhat Climate Fiction Should AccomplishCan a novel capture the shock of planetary instability?By Emma…

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Is AI the End of Cheap Tech?
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Is AI the End of Cheap Tech?

Amid all the talk of AI taking over people’s jobs, automating people’s workflows, and doing people’s homework, we’re…

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Tesla Is Failing Upward
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Tesla Is Failing Upward

TechnologyTesla Is Failing UpwardElon Musk’s company is quietly becoming even more important to the future of electric…

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The Peptide Gold Rush Is Coming
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The Peptide Gold Rush Is Coming

HealthThe Peptide Gold Rush Is ComingPopular gray-market drugs may soon be easy to get through mainstream channels.By…

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Photos of the Week: Alpine Swing, Disaster Simulation, Lumberjack Championship
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Photos of the Week: Alpine Swing, Disaster Simulation, Lumberjack Championship

PhotographyPhotos of the Week: Alpine Swing, Disaster Simulation, Lumberjack ChampionshipA medieval…

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Weather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like This
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Weather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like This

TechnologyWeather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like ThisWe need a better way to know when it’s safe outside.By…

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The Eroticism Shortage
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The Eroticism Shortage

FamilyThe Eroticism ShortageThe therapist Esther Perel believes that the sex recession isn’t just about statistics.By…

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The Trap of Millennial Fiction
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The Trap of Millennial Fiction

BooksThe Trap of Millennial FictionThe generation's novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation…

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The Social Security Reckoning Is Finally Coming
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The Social Security Reckoning Is Finally Coming

IdeasThe Social Security Reckoning Is Finally ComingSenators elected this November will be in office when America’s…

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The White House’s MAHA Gatekeeper
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The White House’s MAHA Gatekeeper

PoliticsThe White House’s MAHA GatekeeperA policy wonk who could lead the FDA has angered “Make America Healthy Again”…

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No War for Old Men
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No War for Old Men

National SecurityNo War for Old MenThe fall of Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrsky, leaves younger officers to…

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The Informants in Mexico’s Government
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The Informants in Mexico’s Government

National SecurityThe Informants in Mexico’s GovernmentThe United States is intensifying its hunt for narcos south of…

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The Art of the Giveaway
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The Art of the Giveaway

National SecurityThe Art of the GiveawayThe Trump administration is giving Saudi Arabia exactly what it wants. The…

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A Startling Glimpse at AI's Ruthless Efficiency
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A Startling Glimpse at AI's Ruthless Efficiency

TechnologyA Startling Glimpse at AI’s Ruthless EfficiencyThe Hugging Face hack reveals that the web is in a vulnerable…

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When Justice Is Only Available to Those Who Can Pay
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When Justice Is Only Available to Those Who Can Pay

The Atlantic DailyWhen Justice Is Only Available to Those Who Can PayRepublicans in the North Carolina legislature…

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The Scariest Part of OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack
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The Scariest Part of OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

OpenAI's advanced AI models autonomously broke out of the company's internal systems and hacked into Hugging Face's…

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The Wingman
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The Wingman

PoliticsThe WingmanMark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a…

7/20/2026 · 29 min read · 32 views
Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran
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Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran

National SecurityTrump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About IranTwo more Americans have died. Meanwhile, the…

7/19/2026 · 5 min read · 86 views
What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections
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What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections

President Trump's recent speech to the nation featured claims of alleged election corruption and foreign interference,…

7/18/2026 · 1 min read · 32 views
Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest Advantage
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Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest Advantage

TechnologySilicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest AdvantageIn the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more…

7/18/2026 · 5 min read · 34 views
Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
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Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For

President Trump delivered a prime-time speech in which he attempted to reveal proof of foreign interference in the…

7/17/2026 · 6 min read · 75 views
<em>The Atlantic</em> Announces Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as Staff Writers, Michael Zelenko as Senior Editor, and James Kirchick as Contributing Writer
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<em>The Atlantic</em> Announces Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as Staff Writers, Michael Zelenko as Senior Editor, and James Kirchick as Contributing Writer

More details from our editors about all four journalists follow:Marc Novicoff is becoming a staff writer. Marc joined…

7/15/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
A Free-Speech Meltdown
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A Free-Speech Meltdown

PEN America's president, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned after the organization published an article about the isolation and…

7/11/2026 · 10 min read · 55 views

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