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The Trump Library Symbolizes His Presidency Perfectly

April 1, 2026

Trump properties in gold frames

OpenAI Is Doing Everything … Poorly

March 25, 2026

Will Small Businesses Get Their Money Back?

March 17, 2026

a small business between shipping containers

How America Learned to Love Barnes & Noble Again

March 14, 2026

The McDonald’s CEO’s Big Burger-Eating Mistake

March 5, 2026

A burger looks at its reflection in an iPhone screen

Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

March 4, 2026

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Netflix Just Avoided a Huge Headache

February 27, 2026

A billboard of the red Netflix 'N' in front of a blue sky

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes

Michael Scherer and Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 27, 2026

How the Supreme Court Spared America

February 21, 2026

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The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers

February 18, 2026

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No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

February 17, 2026

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Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You

February 12, 2026

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America’s Annoyance Economy Is Growing

February 9, 2026

An image of medical bills swirling around each other.

The Atlantic Daily

Why Trump Is Picking Fights With Big U.S. Banks

February 6, 2026

Jamie Dimon and Donald Trump

How Jeff Bezos Broke The Washington Post

February 5, 2026

Washington Post building

Trump’s Crypto Defenses Aren’t Reassuring

February 3, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump shaking hands with the Emirati president in front of a model of the "UAE-US AI CLUSTER"

Tesla Just Killed the Most Important Car of the 21st Century

January 29, 2026

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Can We Just Let Teens Exist in Public?

January 24, 2026

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Trump Almost Has a Point About the Federal Reserve

January 2, 2026

Black-and-white photos of the Federal Reserve and an empty meeting room with a map of the United States on the wall

The Question-Mark Mayoralty

January 1, 2026

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The Island Without Time

December 21, 2025

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How Warren Buffett Did It

Seth A. Klarman

December 18, 2025

Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy

December 10, 2025

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Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Is Bad. But Exposing It Is a Win.

Kristina Berdynskykh

December 3, 2025

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Donald Trump’s War on Christmas

November 27, 2025

A price tag with a black-and-white photo of Donald Trump on it, in front of a green background

Chatbots Are Becoming Really, Really Good Criminals

November 25, 2025

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Time-Travel Thursdays

Doomscrolling in the 1850s

November 13, 2025

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The Risk of Financial—And Moral—Collapse

October 20, 2025

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American Infrastructure Is About to Get Even Worse

Marc J. Dunkelman

October 17, 2025

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Trump Is Getting Closer to Having an ‘Infinite Money Pit’

September 22, 2025

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The Economy Is Turning Into a Black Box

September 17, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Why Tesla Thinks Elon Musk Needs More Money

September 15, 2025

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

October 2025 Issue

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Tesla Wants Out of the Car Business

September 5, 2025

An image of Teslas in a parking lot

What Social Science Knows About the Value of Diversity

Arthur C. Brooks

August 28, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Cracker Barrel’s Logo Was Never the Problem

David A. Graham

August 27, 2025

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