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I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
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Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty Trump Ditched Hearts and Minds in the Iran War
The military may need to cure its counterinsurgent “hangover,” but the president has the wrong solution.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the “great-man theory” of history behind.
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Illustration by Millie von Platen In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids
Feisty children can be exhausting. They also possess a moral fire that deserves cultivating.
Illustration by James Hosking* Harmeet Dhillon Is Not Wasting Any Time
She arrived at the Department of Justice with radical changes in mind. One year later, she has completely reshaped the Civil Rights Division.
The Atlantic. Sources: Bonnie Cash / UPI / Bloomberg / Getty; Balint Szentgallay / NurPhoto / Getty. There’s a Message for MAGA in Viktor Orbán’s Defeat
Trump and Vance chose to make the Hungarian election about themselves.
Denes Erdos / AP Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.
Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass (From 2024)
Peter Fisher for The Atlantic The Slow, Quiet Demise of American Romance
Long before calls for a 4B-style sex strike, men and women in the United States were already giving up on dating. (From 2024)
Illustration by Vivian Dehning The Yosemite National Park
“All the world lies warm in one heart, yet the Sierra seems to get more light than other mountains.” (From 1899)
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Andrew Harnik / Getty radio atlantic•Episode 178Trump 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 shaky cease-fire mean as he tries to steer his way out of the war?
CNN the david frum show•Episode 54What 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 populist era, and a discussion of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
Illustration by Renee Klahr / The Atlantic galaxy brain•Episode 23How Fake People Became Real Influencers
AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online.
LIMITED SERIESAutocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. how to age up•Episode 6How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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