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Why Are Political Candidates Emailing Like Ex-Boyfriends and Car Salesmen?
Intimate greetings and overfamiliarity have become hallmarks of campaign-donation emails.
Can Democracy Survive the Next Financial Crash?
If the AI bubble bursts, Donald Trump will control a bailout apparatus with essentially limitless authority.
The Epstein-Pizzagate Connection
The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.
The Trump Aide Trying to Stop a Blue Wave
James Blair, the president’s top political strategist, planned for a different midterm cycle. Then Trump attacked Iran.
Hegseth Fires a Top General
The U.S. military may be planning a return to war, but the director of planning is out.
Trump Is Closing From Behind
His final plea to voters is not about the issues that matter the most to them.
How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
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Chris McGrath / Getty Israeli Election Results Hazy, Try Again
The voting results are mostly in, and they are less conclusive than everyone hoped or than either side is willing to admit.
Volodymyr Obertas What You Are About to See From Oleshky, Ukraine, Is a Lie
The Kremlin is staging whitewashed tours of a city it has terrorized.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty. The Pants That Define the Cool Millennial Mom
Many mothers want clothes that they can wear to the playground and to work—and companies are eager to sell them a uniform.
Karen Almond / Met Opera The Best Kind of Book Adaptation
A new opera based on George Saunders’s novel Lincoln in the Bardo makes some fantastically shocking choices.
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Kent Nishimura / AFP / Getty Trump Is Closing From Behind
His final plea to voters is not about the issues that matter the most to them.
Win McNamee / Getty How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
Arvind Yadav / Hindustan Times / Reuters Why India Is Erupting
Protests are challenging India’s Hindu-nationalist government like never before.
