~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1122)
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What Recourse Does the Supreme Court Actually Have?
As the Trump administration talks itself into refusing to comply with judicial orders, federal judges are...
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What Does the Literature of the Working Class Look Like?
A new entrant to the genre of workplace literature argues that even mundane labor shapes your...
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The Key to Critical Self-Awareness
The ancient-Greek commandment Know thyself turns out to be a great modern way to become happier,...
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Trump Needs Someone to Blame
The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, is that someone.
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Ed Martin Has Completely Disqualified Himself
Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney is a Russian-state-TV darling.
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A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
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America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
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The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen
A plan was set in motion with no idea of how to stop it.
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How Organ Meat Got Into Smoothies
Americans hated offal. Now it’s a trendy food—in grocery stores and online.
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How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also...
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‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled...
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The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline
Trump granted clemency to people who keep ending up back in trouble with the law.
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The Real Discomfort of ‘Adolescence’
Adolescence plunges viewers into the mindset of a troubled boy—even if it makes them uncomfortable.
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Trump’s Trade War Could Turbocharge Deforestation in the Amazon
Massive tariffs on China will drive up soybean production in Brazil at the rainforest’s expense.
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We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like
The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be...
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Scenes from Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival
Images from this year’s Songkran festival, marking the traditional Thai New Year
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The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
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What ‘Silicon Valley’ Knew About Tech-Bro Paternalism
The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.
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One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter
The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please...
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Do You Have Your Cootie Shot?
The classic kids’ game teaches a lesson about public health that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has...
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Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality
The problem for government employees isn’t just low morale. It’s the manufactured chaos.
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The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.