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Trump’s Gamble to End the Iran War
The president is considering another escalation in the Middle East.
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When the Public Good Is in the Hands of Big Tech
Elon Musk and Dario Amodei are offering gifts—with strings attached.
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Photos of the Week: Rabbit Jumping, Floating Bazaar, Chief Mouser
A highland-cattle show in Scotland, traditional sword forging in China, a fuel shortage in Bali, high water flow at…
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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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The Cutest Target of Trump’s D.C. Makeover
A mini-golf course
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The Unpredictable Virus at the Core of Gene Therapy
The virus used to deliver healing DNA in gene therapy is under renewed scrutiny.
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Trump’s Affection for Russia Is No Mystery
The best explanation is the least complicated one.
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Trump Finds a New Scapegoat
Just ahead of the midterm elections, the president again surprises Ukraine.
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The Fish Are Getting Bigger
What AI is doing to our hobbies
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Who Has Expertise in the AI Age?
Artificial intelligence could unmake a crucial human achievement.
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The GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary
Will it work?
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How to Regulate the Ghosts
The catastrophe at its center begins when Walter Peck (William Atherton), a bureaucrat from the Environmental…
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The Curious Left-Wing Argument Against New AI Regulations
IdeasThe Curious Left-Wing Argument Against New AI RegulationsThe governing challenges raised by AI expose several…
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College Sports Are Great
IdeasCollege Sports Are GreatThe accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of…
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The Wisdom of Uncertainty
Most of us spend our lives trying to know more. We look things up, seek expert advice, and gather information before…
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The Data Center Debate Is Divorced From the Facts
IdeasThe Data Center Debate Is Divorced From the FactsAll those scary numbers aren’t what they seem.By Andy…
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Trump Is Betting on the Wrong Europe
GlobalTrump Is Betting on the Wrong EuropeThe far-right parties the White House favors have a foreign-policy agenda…
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It’s Jon Ossoff’s Moment
Nicole Craine for The AtlanticPoliticsJon Ossoff Is Doing Something DifferentWhat does that mean for 2028?By Elaine…
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The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking
IdeasThe Other Way AI Impairs Our ThinkingSuddenly the technology is sapping people’s concentration in a new way, one…
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The Bannon-Bernie Bromance over AI and Oligarchs
The odd couples, who would have been hard to fathom just weeks ago, are also reshaping the legislative agenda. “The…
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A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans
Their Longhorns were playing Ohio State, the nation’s No. Then they improbably scored three touchdowns in the fourth…
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The Legal Right’s Unofficial Birthday
IdeasThe Birth of the New Legal RightForty-four years ago, a conservative legal convention offered disaffected…
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The Property-Tax Revolution
IdeasThe Property-Tax RevolutionStates can’t afford these cuts.By Annie LowreyIllustration by The Atlantic. At the…
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It’s All Fun and Games Until You Give AI Your Credit Card
But when it comes to the more mundane tasks of life—such as ordering groceries or booking flights—these tools…
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It's All Fun and Games Until You Give AI Your Credit Card
But when it comes to the more mundane tasks of life—such as ordering groceries or booking flights—these tools…
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There's No Such Thing as an AI 'Lab'
TechnologyThere’s No Such Thing as an AI ‘Lab’The term lends an air of scientific rigor to what are really…
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AI's Code-Red Moment
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development to…
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Rules Designed to Create Chaos
The Trump administration is attempting to restrict mail-in voting for the upcoming midterms by imposing new…
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The Election Deniers’ Long Game
PoliticsThe Election Deniers’ Long GameRight-wing activists have slowly taken control of a significant part of…
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A Playbook for Defeating MAGA
“What I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. In the meantime, the GOP’s first-ever…
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Don’t Watch <em>The Shards</em>. Read It.
The biopic writes itself: While still a college undergraduate, Ellis strikes it big with his debut novel, 1985’s Less…
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The Real Legacy of Lonnie Bunch
CultureThe Real Legacy of Lonnie BunchThe Smithsonian secretary protected an American institution from more than…
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Six Movies to Get You in the Fall Mood
Autumn in New York is the backdrop of When Harry Met Sally, but that doesn’t fully account for the place that Nora…
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The Meaning of the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
IdeasThe Meaning of the Lindsay Clancy MistrialEveryone has a theory. But what if this case means nothing at all?By…
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An Inflection Point for Prediction Markets
According to the prediction-market company Kalshi, that was the plan—the firm alleged that he made roughly $17,000 by…
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The President’s Focus
Last night on Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists joined to discuss Donald Trump’s recent focuses, and…
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Photos: Drone Attacks on Russia’s Wildberries Warehouses
PhotographyPhotos: Drone Attacks on Russia’s Wildberries WarehousesOver the past month, Ukrainian drone attacks inside…
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Trump’s Current Naval Fixation
He loves the way that steam propels fighter jets off the decks of aircraft carriers, and he laments that the Navy has…
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The American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire Season
PlanetThe American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire SeasonMore land has burned so far this year than in any year…
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Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him
IdeasAlan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to HimHe has new friends on Martha’s Vineyard. But his tales of…
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The Poet Laureate of Pinterest
CultureThe Poet Laureate of PinterestIn defense of Mary OliverBy Hillary KellyNW Orchard, LLC courtesy of the Library…
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Don’t Expect Russians to Protest the War
It launched drones deep into Russian territory, hitting some of the country’s biggest oil refineries and causing a…
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Photos of the Week: Mudflat Trot, Waterfall Jump, Pole Vault
Rescue teams are still working to find more survivors, as time grows short. Count Binface’s main opponent in the…
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A Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald Reagan
IdeasA Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald ReaganThe Brink of War, a new film about the Reykjavik…
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The Dystopia of Modern Singlehood
CultureThe Dystopia of Modern SinglehoodThe plot of One Night Only is extremely silly. It also contains a grain of…
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Airplane Wi-Fi Is Great Now!
HealthAirplane Wi-Fi Is Great Now!Oh no.By Nancy WaleckiMatteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticAugust 13, 2026, 12:07 PM…
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The Internet-to-Hollywood Pipeline Isn’t What It Seems
CultureThe Internet-to-Hollywood Pipeline Isn’t What It SeemsThe film industry is looking online for its next big hit,…
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Tehran Has to Make a Choice
But one country was surely on everybody’s mind: the Islamic Republic of Iran.Iran has positioned itself as the most…
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 Finalists
A free diver is surrounded by a school of sardines, which part to form a halo as they move around her.© Daniela…
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