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The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale

In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government.

Andrej Vasilenko for The Atlantic

A Secret Diary of Mass Murder

As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.

Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro*

The War That Would Not End

Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring peace to the Middle East

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The Insurrectionists Next Door

Ashli Babbitt’s mother and the wife of a notorious January 6 rioter are at the center of a new mythology on the right. They are also my neighbors.

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chris Unger / Zuffa / Getty; Michael S. Schwartz / Getty.

How Joe Rogan Remade Austin

The podcaster and comedian has turned the city into a haven for manosphere influencers, just-asking-questions tech bros, and other “free thinkers” who happen to all think alike.

Justin T. Gellerson

Why Mike Lee Folded

In 2016, he tried to stop Trump from becoming president. By 2020, he was trying to help Trump overturn the election. Now he could become Trump’s attorney general.