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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 shaky cease-fire mean as he tries to steer his way out of the war?
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Radio Atlantic
Each week, a new idea. Hosted by Hanna Rosin.
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Critics Love It. But Who Wrote It?
A best-selling novel about disability was written via letter board. Or so the story goes.
Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration
Is the president’s son-in-law carrying out the public’s business or pursuing his own private interests?
The Paradox of Modern Medicine
Testing has become so advanced that doctors now miss important elements of diagnosis.
We Shouldn’t Need Accountants
America’s insane tax-filing process
The Guitar Sounds New Again
The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.
SpaceX Is Basically a Huge Meme Stock
The company may be losing money, but it will soon be the most expensive big stock in the market.
Trump’s Latest Meltdown
Attacking the pope was only part of the president’s disturbing night on Truth Social.
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
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Illustration by Laurie Avon The Eighth Deadly Sin
Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.
Heritage Images / Getty The Challenge the Artemis II Crew Gave the Rest of Us
Hold on to “moon joy.”
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Sources: Aaron Schwartz / Sipa / Bloomberg / Getty; Michel Euler / AP; Taylor Hill / Getty. How to Tax Billionaires
Step one: Abolish the estate tax. No, really.
Illustration by Millie von Platen In Praise of ‘Difficult’ Kids
Feisty children can be exhausting. They also possess a moral fire that deserves cultivating.
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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.
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.
Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War
The conflict will affect the economy in ways that most Americans still do not understand.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Mark Sullivan / Getty; Bonnie Schiffman / Getty. The Most Important Thing Dave Chappelle Ever Did Was Walk Away
On fearlessness, the limitations of any one narrative, and what a history of Black comedy can and can’t show
