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January 9, 2026

The Pentagon Has Axed Its Office of the Arctic

The Trump administration is focused instead on seizing Greenland.

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January 9, 2026

The Tastiest Meat Americans Can’t Buy

A bounty of succulent, free-range deer are running through the nation’s backyards. Why not eat them?

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January 9, 2026

Autocracy in America: ICE and the National Guard

ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.

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January 8, 2026

How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

For years, the president railed against the idea that America was the world’s police force. Now he's done an about-face.

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January 8, 2026

The Early Days of American Imperialism

Trump has upended the national tradition of claiming, however hypocritically, that foreign intervention is not about power or profit.

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January 8, 2026

Trump’s Slippery Definition of ‘Patriots’ and ‘Terrorists’

The president has interesting ideas about who constitutes an enemy of the state.

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January 8, 2026

The Rise and Fall of Sweetgreen’s Millennial Power Lunch

Sweetgreen didn’t change. We did.

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January 8, 2026

Can I Be the Federal Government?

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate federal services? Fine. I’ll do everything myself.

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January 8, 2026

First the Shooting. Then the Lies.

The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.

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January 8, 2026

Fake Patients Get the Best Care

Medical schools are training students in a form of care that the system can’t—or won’t—provide.

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

Why Maduro’s Ouster Scares Tehran

Could the Trump administration come for the Islamic Republic next?

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January 8, 2026

The Maduro Indictment Appears Legally Solid

Although the former Venezuelan leader has a number of options for challenging his prosecution, none of them is a sure bet.

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January 8, 2026

What Peaceniks Like Me Get Wrong About Peace

It requires the assent of the war-makers

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January 8, 2026

Happiness Isn’t the Key to a Good Life

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein argues that a good life is one that seeks to create order out of a natural state of chaos.

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January 8, 2026

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.

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January 8, 2026

How Complaining to Friends Became Controversial

A common theme keeps popping up in relationship advice: Don’t vent so much.

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January 8, 2026

What Makes an Athlete Successful? Don't Forget About Luck

Who said talent and hard work matter most?

The Atlantic

January 8, 2026

Nostalgia for American Hypocrisy

At least we used to pretend that we believed in something besides military power.

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January 8, 2026

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Senator Mark Kelly says that taking Greenland “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.”

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January 8, 2026

Inside Donald Trump's Attack on NASA's Science Missions

During his first year back in office, the president tried to bring America’s age of discovery to an end.

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January 8, 2026

ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Deepens Immigration Rift

Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a dark turn in Minneapolis.

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January 8, 2026

The Two Sides of America’s Health Secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a very different approach to food than to vaccines.

The Atlantic

January 7, 2026

What Is the Point of Congress?

The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government

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January 7, 2026

A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota

A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.

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January 7, 2026

The David Frum Show: Why Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Such a Clown Show

David Rothkopf on how the Trump administration’s contempt toward planning all but ensures a mess in Venezuela. Plus: Donald Trump’s predator...

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January 7, 2026

Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires

Today marks the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed more than 18,000 structures. Photojournalists revisited neighborhood...

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January 7, 2026

The View From the Palisades

A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.

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January 7, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary Virus

The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.

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January 7, 2026

Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?

The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.

The Atlantic

January 7, 2026

Against Goody Bags

They’re wasteful and impersonal—and tend to deprive children of the joy of thoughtful giving.

The Atlantic

January 7, 2026

‘You Are Now a King, Under a Different Name’

America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings now?

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January 7, 2026

How Many Sea Lions Must Die?

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon.

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January 7, 2026

What It Meant to Lose My Library in a Fire

The question before me was whether to begin collecting all over again.

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January 7, 2026

The Attempt to Silence Veterans

The Uniform Code of Military Justice should not suppress free speech.

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January 7, 2026

A Trump Loyalist on the Verge of Immense Economic Power

Kevin Hassett might do Trump’s bidding at the Federal Reserve, marking a new stage in the president’s control over the American economy.

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January 7, 2026

The Venezuelan Opposition Has a Choice

As bad as things look, the country’s democratic forces broke through a similar jam in 1958.

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January 7, 2026

The Accelerant

Stephen Miller is turning President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy.

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January 7, 2026

The Anti-Vaxxers’ Next Move

Nothing seems to be stopping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from driving America over a vaccine cliff.

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

Someone Made a Lot of Money From the Venezuela Strike

Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.

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January 6, 2026

The Memes Are the Point

Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

Venezuela and a Warning for Other World Leaders

Robert Kagan and Vivian Salama discuss the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela. Join the subscriber-only event.

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January 6, 2026

‘Have Fun in Jail’: Inside the Courtroom With Maduro

Inside the courtroom with Nicolás Maduro

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

The New History of Fighting Slavery

What we learn by tracing rebellions from Africa to the Americas

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

Six Books for the Chronic Daydreamer

These novels highlight the power—both good and bad—of unchecked fantasizing.

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

January 6 Was My Fourth Day on the Hill

I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege.

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

What Drove an Ex–Police Officer to Attack a Fellow Cop on January 6

Why an ex–police officer assaulted a fellow cop on January 6

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

MAGA’s Foundational Lie

Or, the importance of being appalled

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January 6, 2026

America’s U-Turn on Childhood Vaccinations

A leading vaccine expert on what the country’s newly overhauled immunization schedule means for children

The Atlantic

January 6, 2026

Taking Greenland Could Be the End of NATO

After Venezuela, Europeans think Trump may actually be serious.

The Atlantic

January 5, 2026

Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign

The Defense secretary’s attempts to demote Senator Mark Kelly are a pernicious form of political bullying.