The Anti-Populist
The writer and former white supremacist Richard Hanania was once the toast of MAGA-curious tech barons and reactionary intellectuals. Now he thinks Trumpism has broken their brains.
Gilad Edelman
Gilad Edelman is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
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Shorts at the office make great sense.
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A journey into my larynx
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The theory that Epstein was blackmailing his rich contacts was always based on speculation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: U.S. Justice Department / Anadolu / Getty. Will Google Ever Have to Pay for Its Sins?
A federal judge ruled last year that the tech giant had cheated publications out of ad revenue. Now those publications want their money back.
Illustration by The Atlantic A Horseshoe Theory of Trump
His economic approach combines libertarianism and authoritarianism.
Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA / Bloomberg / Getty Enough With the Brussels Sprouts Already
Cabbage is the better Thanksgiving option.
Universal Images Group / Getty The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media
FCC chair Brendan Carr is on a crusade to Trumpify the airwaves.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: Andrew Harnik / Getty; John McDonnell / Getty; Randy Holmes / Disney / Getty. Something Feels Different About the Economy
Human brains were not meant to think about trillions of dollars.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right
The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty.
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