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Europeans used to believe that America promoted democracy and staunchly opposed Russia and other authoritarian regimes—but now the Trump administration is interfering in countries’ internal politics, @anneapplebaum reports. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
Adam Hamawy, a Democratic candidate from New Jersey, is likely to end up in the House—but he owes voters an explanation for his former association with “the Blind Sheikh,” once the religious leader of Egypt’s largest jihadist group, Michael Powell argues. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
American Girl dolls telegraphed a spirit of optimism about girlhood, Hillary Kelly argues. She examines what the brand means today, 40 years later: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
Exclusive: A pro-Russia separatist from Bosnia has won MAGA’s favor—and an invite to Mar-a-Lago, @isaacstanbecker reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Some Texas Republicans say that they can’t bring themselves to vote for Ken Paxton in the upcoming midterms—but that doesn’t mean they’ll be casting their ballot for James Talarico, @elainejgodfrey reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
“The next few weeks will determine the shape of Israel’s government,” @galbeckerman argues. “But what may not change is the sense of alienation within the Tel Aviv bubble, the feeling among these Israelis that they might not have a home here anymore.” theatlantic.com/internationa…
Election officials are suspicious of the Department of Justice's plan to send 1,000 monitors to polling places across the country, Atlantic writers report: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
In trying to stand up for one minority religious group, Haley Stevens is conveying her comfort with bigotry toward another, @jonathanchait argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
“The meeting-industrial complex has grown to the point that communications has eclipsed creativity as the central skill of modern work,” @DKThomp argued in 2024. theatln.tc/Nlvt9jgp
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“I am a math professor, and my field is in crisis,” @stevenstrogatz writes of the introduction of AI into mathematics. He argues that his field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
The government is giving away money to U.S. babies through the Trump Accounts program—but its association with the president is enough for some parents to say no, @ToluseO reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Looking to cast blame for the Iran war, Donald Trump is questioning allies about the performances of Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, @nancyayoussef and @JonLemire report. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
“Maybe I come closest to myself when I’m with her. / Which is why, right now, it’s unbearable.”
Read “The Toll,” a new poem by Forrest Gander: theatlantic.com/books/2026/1…
A “Saturday Night Live” sketch identified that the scariest thing about flying can be other passengers—and that it may be only a matter of time until airlines try to monetize that fact, writes Paula Mejía. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
Every Republican wants to paint Obama as an out-of-touch elitist for his Cheesecake Factory comment—except one, @jonathanchait writes. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
One of the oldest tricks in politics is making its way into the Michigan U.S. Senate contest, @davidfrum argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
"Cruelty and coarseness have momentum, but they also have limits," @Peter_Wehner argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
When V. Patrick Poch escaped Communist Czechoslovakia for America four decades ago, he was convinced he would leave the totalitarianism of his past behind. Four decades later, “I now feel the chill of the authoritarianism that I fled long ago,” he writes. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
“Codependent” relationships are frequently denigrated online—but these critics might be missing the point of human connection, Elissa Strauss argued in 2024. theatln.tc/v1kXYrd9
🎨: Ben Hickey
After decades of the party avoiding explicit morality, Democratic midterm candidates are speaking of good and evil, @GalBeckerman argues. He examines a new book by Susan Neiman, “Call It Evil,” and the potential for a moral realignment: theatlantic.com/books/2026/1…
