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Welcome to the Mafia Presidency

July 4, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom

July 2, 2025

Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas

Liberals Are Going to Keep Losing at the Supreme Court

June 30, 2025

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The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California

June 30, 2025

An illustration of the state of Texas, wrapped in red tape.

What the Right Learned From the Left About Policing Colleges

Conor Friedersdorf

June 29, 2025

Illustration of Donald Trump’s shadow over the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter

The U.S. Military’s Loyalty Is to the Constitution, Not the President

Leon E. Panetta

June 27, 2025

An illustration of a political podium decorated with military camouflage.

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Trump’s Deportation Goals Are Unrealistic

David A. Graham

June 26, 2025

Emil Bove III, a top Justice Department official, stares to the side

The Adriana Smith Case Was an Ethical Disaster

Christine Henneberg

June 24, 2025

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The Archaic Sex-Discrimination Case the Supreme Court Is Reviving

June 24, 2025

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ICE Agent or Just Some Person?

Alexandra Petri

June 20, 2025

A man wearing sunglasses and a face mask

Whose Choice? Whose Life?

Elizabeth Bruenig

June 16, 2025

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When a Nasty Habit Is Part of Your National Identity

June 11, 2025

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The Revolutionary Idea That Remade the New World

June 10, 2025

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Red Tape Isn’t the Only Reason America Can’t Build

Asad Ramzanali and Benjamin Dinovelli

June 10, 2025

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Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles

Conor Friedersdorf

June 8, 2025

A scene of civil unrest in Los Angeles

Trump Is Right About Affirmative Action

Thomas Chatterton Williams

June 5, 2025

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The Unconstitutional Conservatives

May 31, 2025

An illustration showing an elephant kicking a crumpled ball of the preamble to the Constitution

A Way to Understand Pope Leo XIV’s Mission of Love

Arthur C. Brooks

May 29, 2025

An illustration of a white-robed priest making a sign of peace and wearing a pendant with a smiling face

Striking Down Trump’s Tariffs Isn’t a Judicial Coup

Conor Friedersdorf

May 29, 2025

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Trump’s Campaign to Scare Off Foreign Students

May 28, 2025

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American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It

Kevin Cope and Mila Versteeg

May 26, 2025

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The Debate That American Conservationists Should Be Having

May 25, 2025

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The Coming Democratic Civil War

May 25, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Project 2025’s Architects Are Close to Achieving a Major Goal

David A. Graham

May 23, 2025

The Supreme Court building enclosing the seals of the seal of FTC, FCC, and NLRB agencies

Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law

May 19, 2025

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Trump’s Third-Term Ambitions Are Very Revealing

May 14, 2025

Illustration of Trump walking through the Constitution, as if they are curtains being pulled apart

The End of Rule of Law in America

J. Michael Luttig

May 14, 2025

In a photo-illustration, Trump walks down stairs while the Capital building is scrambled up behind him.

The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time

May 13, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Big Focus on Federal Judges Is Not a Good Sign

David A. Graham

May 8, 2025

Three images of a hand holding a gavel

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Is Hiding Behind His Lawyers

David A. Graham

May 5, 2025

A black and white photo of Donald Trump

This Is the Way a World Order Ends

Margaret MacMillan

April 30, 2025

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The Supreme Court’s ‘Selective Proceduralism’ Would Suffocate the Constitution

April 24, 2025

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The Crises of Due Process

April 23, 2025

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The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline

David A. Graham

April 16, 2025

A Trump 2020 flag waves during the January 6 insurrection

When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal

David A. Graham

April 15, 2025

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Would You Give PornHub Your ID?

Jerusalem Demsas

April 15, 2025

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