~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1135)
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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.
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Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE
First came the chaos. Next comes the retribution.
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The Atlantic Hires Jenna Johnson and Dan Zak as Senior Editors, and Tyler Austin Harper as Staff Writer
L to R: Tyler Austin Harper (Phyllis Graber Jensen), Jenna Johnson (Marvin Joseph), Dan Zak (Marvin...
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DOGE Is Making the IRS a Tip Jar for Public Services
Sabotaging the agency’s work amounts to an inducement for the ultra-rich to treat taxes as a...
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Mario Vargas Llosa’s Question for the Trump Era
The Nobel Prize–winning novelist, who died this week, traveled through both literature and politics with a...
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They Never Thought Trump Would Have Them Deported
The administration’s drive to carry out the largest campaign in history has ensnared people who didn’t...
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What the Courts Can Still Do to Constrain Trump
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case is a test for the rule of law.
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Iran Couldn’t Avoid Talking With Trump Any Longer
Events have forced the Islamic Republic to negotiate with the United States.
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Dear James: I’m Dreading My Family Vacation
I want to enjoy the time with my relatives, but they trigger me.
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Harvard Literally Can’t Comply
The demands placed on Harvard by the Trump administration are internally contradictory.
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What Jonathan Haidt Thought When He Watched ‘Adolescence’
Jonathan Haidt on how the show portrays the horrors of a screens-based childhood
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The Latest Harrowing Attack on Democratic Norms
The arson at Josh Shapiro's residence is the latest act in a pattern of political violence.
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Republicans Are Right About Soda
Public-health groups are tying themselves in knots over a GOP crackdown on the sugary drink.
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When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal
Allison Riggs discusses the protracted legal battle for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court,...
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The True Cost of Trump’s Statue Garden
The National Garden of American Heroes represents a dangerous shift in values—from inquiry to reverence.
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What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our...
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How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship
X may be a lost cause, but the other platforms don’t have to be.
