The Science Behind the Art of Conversation

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 11:00am

Small talk is an overrated skill Discover instead the rewards of discussing deep things

Why Does Following the NBA Require a Business Degree

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 10:07am

The financialization of sports has hit pro basketball where economic regulations now rule the sport

Purge Now Pay Later

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 10:00am

Trumps government takedown may eventually hurt him

Gazans Dont Need a Riviera They Need Water

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 7:44am

The desperate struggle by Palestinian engineers to repair a water system destroyed by war

All the Kings Censors

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 6:30am

When bureaucrats ruled over British theater

Hitlers Oligarchs

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/6/25 at 6:00am

First they reviled him Then they supported and enabled him Then they regretted it

The Logic of Egg Prices Is Getting Scrambled

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 5:02pm

Restaurants and grocery stores are reaching a breaking point

DOGE Could Compromise Americas Nuclear Weapons

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 2:24pm

The risk of messing with the wrong computer system

A Win for MAGAs Nationalist Wing

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 2:06pm

Even Darren Beattie gets a second chance in the Trump administration

The Dictatorship of the Engineer

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 1:03pm

The right claims to loathe technocracybut has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government

Lessons of Trumps First Trade War

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 12:42pm

The main one is that he made the US the biggest loser

Stop Listening to Music on a Single Speaker

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 12:24pm

You have two ears for a reason

The Many Resurrections of Marianne Faithfull

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 12:05pm

No matter how many times she was counted out the late singer knew how to imbue her mythology with new energy

Total Contempt for Public Servants

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 10:46am

Trump and Musk do not understand the value of an apolitical service that must obey the Constitution and the law

Wikipedias Elon Problem

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 10:30am

Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia What happens if they succeed

Trumps Gaza Takeover Makes No Sense

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 9:03am

But neither does the international approach to Gaza for the past two decades

The Warriors Anti-War Novel

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/5/25 at 6:30am

In All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque invented modern war writing

Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Non-citizen at DOGE

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 9:29pm

The worlds richest man still relies on the president for his authority

Trumps Wild Plan for Gaza

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 9:07pm

The president proposes an American takeover of the Gaza Strip

What Is the Full Cost of Dismantling USAID

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 6:44pm

The speed with which the Trump administration took USAID apart will be felt for years to come

The Tariffs Were Never Real

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 4:43pm

Donald Trump does not appear eager to follow through on one of his biggest campaign promises

Send a News Tip to The Atlantic

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Two Truths of Trumps Second Term

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 3:32pm

Chaos versus strategy is a misleading binary for understanding this presidency

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 2:51pm

If Congress wont stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending who will

Maha Kumbh Mela The Largest Gathering in the World

The Atlantic [Feed] on 2/4/25 at 12:56pm

Images from a Hindu festival in India expected to attract more than 400 million visitors

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