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April 9, 2026

J. D. Vance’s Focus as ‘Fraud Czar’ Comes With Baggage

He may come to regret his new title if Americans don’t like what he achieves.

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April 9, 2026

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

As the Artemis missions work to build a permanent lunar home, we should remember why we ever went up there in the first place.

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April 9, 2026

Reasons to be Hopeful in Iran

How a deal could change the country for the better.

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April 9, 2026

Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem

What happens when AI can hack everything?

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April 9, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 9, 2026: Cities and Islands

The books of Nancy Lemann—including "The Oyster Diaries" and "The Ritz of the Bayou"—take place mostly in what city?

The Atlantic

April 9, 2026

The Biggest Hope for Curing Autoimmune Disease

Scientists could be getting close.

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April 9, 2026

The Art of the (New) Deal

What the murals of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building can teach us about patriotism, propaganda, and beauty

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April 9, 2026

The Novelist Nancy Lemann's New Orleans Return

With her first new novel in more than 20 years, Nancy Lemann returns, yet again, to New Orleans and its eccentricities.

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April 9, 2026

China Watches Trump Blink

A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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April 9, 2026

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

The winning entries of this year’s World Press Photo Contest were just announced. This year, according to organizers, 57,376 images were sub...

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April 9, 2026

Replicating the ‘Mississippi Miracle’ Won’t Be Easy

Phonics-based curriculum is only one part of how Mississippi went from worst to first in education. The other part is much harder to pull of...

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April 9, 2026

Virginia Democrats Go All-In on Gerrymandering (With Some Regrets)

They’re asking voters to ruthlessly gerrymander Virginia.

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April 9, 2026

Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran

The president went from threatening that “a whole civilization will die” to claiming a “total and complete victory.” What does the already s...

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April 9, 2026

1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump

And pretty much all of the 1980s do too.

The Atlantic

April 8, 2026

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

“Color-blind and merit-based” now seems to be anything but.

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April 8, 2026

Trump’s Desperate Madman Ploy

Does Trump seem crazy? Sure. Credible, not so much.

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April 8, 2026

The Astronauts Are Studs

Strength, courage, expertise, wonder: NASA’s moon-mission crew has reset the bar for greatness.

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April 8, 2026

‘The Drama’ Is a Horror Story for Commitmentphobes

In “The Drama,” getting married is both the best and scariest thing a couple can do.

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April 8, 2026

The Most Transparent Presidency in History—And the Most Opaque

The paradox of recording Donald Trump’s time in office

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April 8, 2026

Ghostwriting Is Good, Actually

If you have a story to tell but not the skills to tell it, hire a professional.

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April 8, 2026

Trump's Iran Deal Gives Him Nothing He Wanted

U.S. declarations of victory ring hollow.

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April 8, 2026

What It Means to Be American

Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new pop...

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April 8, 2026

America Looks Like a Paper Tiger

The U.S. showed great tactical capabilities in the Iran war, but Iran emerged the winner at a strategic level.

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April 8, 2026

The Forgotten War That Iran Already Won

Tehran fought for decades to prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace.

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April 8, 2026

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here

America’s adversaries are uniting as its own coalition falls apart.

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April 8, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 8, 2026: Stone Cold Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Petroline oil pipeline runs from oil fields in the country’s east to the western city of Yanbu, a port on what body of water?

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April 8, 2026

Is a “Scrubs” Reboot the Cure to Male Loneliness?

On Scrubs, Turk and J.D. present a vision of male friendship that is sneakily radical.

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April 8, 2026

Why Jaden Ivey Was Cut

The player’s split with the Chicago Bulls was a brutal reminder of how professional sports often work.

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April 8, 2026

The Best Black Comedy Was Never Meant for Everyone

A new book is nostalgic for the ’90s. But the era of crossover success was not necessarily the pinnacle of Black comedic achievement.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

The Dizzying Contrast of Trump's Iran Threats and Artemis II

Recent global events have starkly illustrated humanity's dual capacity for destruction and innovation. While geopolitical tensions escalated...

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April 7, 2026

The Dizzying Contrast of Trump's Iran Threats and Artemis II

The world witnessed the best and worst of humanity in a single week.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

Vance Stumps for Orbán, Condemns Election Interference

The vice president mocked the European Union for meddling—as he stumped for Viktor Orbán.

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April 7, 2026

What the Astronauts See That Trump Cannot

Pictures of the Earth from the Artemis II mission offer a sense that humans are united. If only a bellicose president could feel the same.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

The Most Beautiful Moment of the Artemis II Mission

It’s all in a name.

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April 7, 2026

Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?

If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

Trump’s Sound and Fury

So much bluster signifying nothing

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April 7, 2026

A President Without Restraints

Trump’s position is that if he wants to wipe out “a whole civilization,” then that is his decision to make.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

Trump’s MAGA World Cup

Though despised by the American right, soccer is a clear expression of the president’s politics.

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April 7, 2026

How to Solve the Strait of Hormuz Problem

Sooner or later, the war will end, and a rare window for bold collective action will open.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II

On April 6, 2024, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft named Integrity swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther fr...

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April 7, 2026

Why Latinos Join ICE

One reason: They’re aiming to protect, not betray, their communities.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

The $97 Million Utah Warehouse ICE Bought for $145 Million

Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

The Islamic Republic’s Survival Paradox

What makes the nation suffer helps the regime thrive.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

How the Whole-Grain Trend Went Wrong

Many whole-grain foods behave in the body much the same as the refined products they were meant to replace.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

A New Kind of Internet Novel

In Ben Lerner’s new novel, technology divides us further from one another, and ourselves.

The Atlantic

April 7, 2026

Three Things the Consensus Gets Wrong About Iran War

Things might not be as bleak as they are generally portrayed.

The Atlantic

April 6, 2026

What Happens When Trump Feels Cornered

When faced with pressure and scrutiny, political leaders often resort to more aggressive rhetoric as a defensive mechanism. This analysis ex...

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April 6, 2026

Think Twice Before Asking ChatGPT About Your Health

Obsessively Googling symptoms is bad. Going down an AI rabbit hole may be worse.

The Atlantic

April 6, 2026

This Is Not How Presidents Typically Communicate

In an Easter Sunday blast, Donald Trump broke with the way his predecessors comported themselves during times of war.

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April 6, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 6, 2026: Demonyms

By (extended) definition, Caraqueños are residents of what country?