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July 1, 2026
The Supreme Court’s Campaign-Finance Decision Is Actually Good
Or at least, it’s not bad.
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July 1, 2026
So Long to Freddy, America's Favorite Everymensch
The internet couldn’t get enough of “Freddy,” a German tourist on an epic World Cup road trip. Why did he suddenly go silent?
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July 1, 2026
A Surreal Day at the Great American State Fair
I drank a can of Phorm Energy Screamin’ Freedom, and I may never sleep again.
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July 1, 2026
Something Is Happening in the Democratic Base
They’re over moderates and incumbents.
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July 1, 2026
The Supreme Court Rules That Sports Are Different
The justices position themselves at the center of American public opinion.
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July 1, 2026
Photos: Fourth of July Celebrations From Years Past
Images of parades, beach days, firework shows, and other Independence Day celebrations across the United States, over the past century.
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July 1, 2026
America at 250: Is the Experiment Failing?
The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, on America’s 250th anniversary and the American idea today. Plus: what we can learn from A...
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July 1, 2026
The Dictator in His Labyrinth
Vladimir Putin may be bored with governing Russia, but not with fighting his war in Ukraine.
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July 1, 2026
The DSA’s Communist Revolution
The Democratic Socialists of America was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.
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July 1, 2026
The Young Republicans Who Think Trump Hasn’t Gone Far Enough
Activists at colleges across the country are turning against the president and pushing for a far more radical GOP.
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July 1, 2026
Blood and Soil Aren't What Binds America Together
If you don’t believe in the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, celebrating it is difficult.
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July 1, 2026
The Vultures Arrived Before the Rescue Teams
Venezuela’s government has managed to make a natural disaster even worse.
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July 1, 2026
The Trump Kennedy Center “Foundation” Is the Arts Complex’s Latest Mystery
What is the Trump Kennedy Center Foundation? And why is it being mentioned only now?
The Atlantic
June 30, 2026
What the Supreme Court rulings mean for Trump
A conversation with Quinta Jurecic about how the recent decisions will affect his power
The Atlantic
June 30, 2026
The Lesson of NPR’s Supreme Court Retraction
Are there any lessons to the newsroom’s Supreme Court error?
The Atlantic
June 30, 2026
A Search Through the Rubble of Two Towers in Venezuela
In the first, crucial days after Venezuela’s earthquake, the people closest to the disaster were on their own.
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June 30, 2026
An Originalist Court Overturns an Originalist Decision
Humphey’s Executor deserved better.
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June 30, 2026
Ukraine Takes the War to Putin
Recent drone attacks in the Moscow area reveal a multifaceted strategy.
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June 30, 2026
The Ultimate Triumph of the Unitary Executive
A half century ago, a new and radical legal theory emerged. Now it is American law.
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June 30, 2026
The Freedom to Be Ugly
A new book asks what we might gain if we accepted the way we look.
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June 30, 2026
I Spent a Week in a Hacker House
Staring down the AI abyss in a battered Victorian row house
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June 30, 2026
What AI Will Do to Art
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst believe the future doesn’t have to belong to slop.
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June 30, 2026
A False Pretense of Judicial Modesty
The Supreme Court is remaking the law while claiming to preserve the status quo.
The Atlantic
June 30, 2026
The Trump Administration Just Can’t Quit Signal
New records reveal that officials kept using the app, even after the president suggested they stop.
The Atlantic
June 29, 2026
What Vance accidentally got right about Watergate
The vice president contends that Watergate would be “a 12-hour news story” today. He’s probably correct, but the lesson isn’t what he claims...
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June 29, 2026
The White House Considers 250 Pardons for the 250th
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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June 29, 2026
The Wedding-Conspiracy Mill That Taylor Swift Built
Her fans are wildly speculating. It’s what she’s trained them to do.
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June 29, 2026
A Mark Twain Prize Where the Joke Is on Donald Trump
The Mark Twain Prize ceremony illustrated the perils of a president making everything about himself.
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June 29, 2026
Photos: Rescue and Recovery in Venezuela
After a pair of strong earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, rescue teams from around the world headed toward affected areas, working with...
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June 29, 2026
A Longstanding Theory of Childbirth Is a Myth
Delivering a human baby is not uniquely difficult.
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June 29, 2026
Trump’s Battle for Washington
The Deeper Problems With Trump’s D.C. Remake
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June 29, 2026
The Man Who Saw AI Coming
Erik Brynjolfsson wants to talk with you about the future.
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June 29, 2026
The Mischievous, Maddening Marcel Duchamp
If you dislike contemporary art, all of the things you hate about it can be traced back to him.
The Atlantic
June 28, 2026
What the New AC Culture War Is Really About
Underneath the debates raging online is a fundamental divide about how America and Europe address discomfort.
The Atlantic
June 28, 2026
The Comfort Democracies and the Control States
Liberal societies need to show they can win—without destroying their own values from within.
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June 28, 2026
The Slave Ship and the Mayflower
Can the story of America be told by two vessels?
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June 28, 2026
The Politics of the Instagram Story
Drive yourself crazy for the low price of $3.99 a month!
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June 28, 2026
Long Live Mel Brooks
Happy 100th birthday to the funniest man who ever lived.
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June 28, 2026
Five Animated Movies That Grow Up With You
Even as we get older, we don’t have to abandon certain comfort watches.
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June 28, 2026
There Are Three Types of AI Users
What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
The Weird, Disturbing Origins of the Paleo Diet
Should we all be eating manatees and whales?
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June 27, 2026
What Trump’s Efforts to Change D.C. Reveal
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s ongoing projects in the nation’s capital.
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June 27, 2026
France's Air Conditioning Failure
Millions of people are suffering through the hottest days of their lives with few options.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
The Lost Art of Leisure
Why doing nothing can feel surprisingly difficult
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June 27, 2026
The Sentimental Legacy of ‘The Bear’
The series finale is a moving hour of much-needed stress relief.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
Will This Supreme Court Ever View Anything as Racist?
The justices did something worse than ignoring the evidence.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
Trump’s Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great
A dizzying showcase on the National Mall has Abraham Lincoln holograms, free Frosties, and a lot of Donald Trump.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
Vance vs. Rubio: Iran Edition
The two are pursuing different approaches to one of the world’s most intractable diplomatic issues.
The Atlantic
June 27, 2026
Higher Ed Is Very Sorry
Universities are studying how they lost the public’s trust.
The Atlantic
June 26, 2026