President for Life

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/28/25 at 6:00am

Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king

The US Is on Track to Lose a War With China

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/28/25 at 6:00am

Modern warfare is decided by production capacity and technological mastery not by individual valor

How the Collapse of USAID Set the US Back in Gaza

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 4:50pm

Humanitarian aid is a key component of Trumps peace deal Securing it will depend on American involvement

The Militarys Missile Defense System Cannot Be as Good as It Says

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 4:46pm

Kathryn Bigelows new movie A House of Dynamite is more accurate on this point than the Defense Department itself

A Donor-Funded Army Wouldnt Just Be IllegalIt Would be Dangerous

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 4:35pm

You dont need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is...

Todays Atlantic Trivia

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 4:15pm

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No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 3:49pm

The universe has quasi-moons mini-moon and moonlets but no official definition of what counts as a moon

The California Election That Could Tip Congress

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 3:33pm

Democrats are embracing ruthlessness Will voters go along

How Delivery Destroyed American Restaurants

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 2:15pm

Weve become a nation of order-inners Eating will never be the same

What Trump Could Learn From Ulysses S Grant

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 1:05pm

The last American crisis over civilian-military relations ended with a generals historic choice

Photos The Colors of October

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 11:51am

Foliage flight and festivity around the Northern Hemisphere at the peak of autumn

The Pentagons Version of Regime Propaganda

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 11:27am

The Trump administration is trying to muddle realityand create apathy  

What Leni Riefenstahls Work Reveals About Fascism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 10:25am

The directors collaborations with the Nazi government translated Hitlers ideas to film almost verbatim

The Next Golden Age of the Death Penalty Is Beginning

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/27/25 at 7:20am

Trump and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice

Casting

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 11:00am

A poem

This Is Not the NBA Crime of the Century

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 8:00am

The government is calling its illegal-gambling indictments a major case Its more like small potatoes

The Loophole Making Sports Betting Legal Everywhere

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 6:30am

Gamblers can use so-called prediction markets to wager on the outcome of sporting events in all 50 states

No One Knows How to Pull Off the Gaza Peace Deal

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 6:00am

Disarming Hamas may be a task that only the Israeli military can handle

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 6:00am

These films wont swindle you out of a good time

The Age of De-Skilling

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/26/25 at 5:00am

Will AI stretch our mindsor stunt them

Trump Demolishes the East Wing

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/25/25 at 10:29am

Panelists discuss what authority the president may have to dismantle the historic White House

My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/25/25 at 10:11am

An entire part of the White House cant just disappear

The Pitfalls of Sleepmaxxing

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/25/25 at 9:09am

Technology might help you sleep better or go haywire

How Wedding Sprawl Affects the Guests

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/25/25 at 8:43am

In striving to keep up with societal expectations couples can end up putting financial strain on others

AI Is Not Disrupting HollywoodYet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 10/25/25 at 7:00am

The tech is still too nascent to be a savvy investment or an existential threat at least for now

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