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How to Tell If Your President Is a Dictator

January 21, 2026

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National Security

Trump Wants to Be the New Polk

January 21, 2026

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National Security

America’s Crimea

January 21, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump Gives a Stump Speech at Davos

David A. Graham

January 21, 2026

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Why Trump Sides With Putin

January 21, 2026

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Trump Can Prosecute Anyone Now

January 21, 2026

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MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus

January 21, 2026

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National Security

Davos Man May Burn the Whole Thing Down

Jonathan Lemire

January 20, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

A Surprising Change in Trump’s Behavior

David A. Graham

January 20, 2026

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America’s Would-Be Surgeon General Says to Trust Your ‘Heart Intelligence’

January 20, 2026

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What Iranians Want From Trump

January 20, 2026

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Trump’s Attack on Democracy Is Faltering

January 20, 2026

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Trump’s Golden Age of Culture Seems Pretty Sad So Far

Spencer Kornhaber

January 20, 2026

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The Levers Trump Isn’t Using

January 20, 2026

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What Happened to Pam Bondi?

Stephanie McCrummen

March 2026 Issue

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Trump Exhaustion Syndrome

January 20, 2026

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The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal

January 19, 2026

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Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw

January 19, 2026

Donald Trump shakes hands with Norway's prime minister

Welfare Fraud Is a Problem—For Democrats

James Surowiecki

January 19, 2026

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‘Looksmaxxing’ Reveals the Depth of the Crisis Facing Young Men

Thomas Chatterton Williams

January 19, 2026

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How to Understand Trump’s Obsession With Greenland

January 19, 2026

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America vs. the World

March 2026 Issue

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‘Abolish ICE’ Is Back

January 18, 2026

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Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk

January 18, 2026

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Trump Doesn’t Want Legal Immigrants Either

January 18, 2026

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Take a Close Look at Trump’s Portrait

Judith Shulevitz

January 18, 2026

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National Security

Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace

Paul Beckett and Isabel Ruehl

January 17, 2026

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Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Mixed Messages

January 17, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’

January 17, 2026

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The Ex-President Who Went to Prison

Robert F. Worth

January 17, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?

January 16, 2026

Atlantic Trivia on Hockey Butts and Renaissance Six-Packs

January 16, 2026

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Jerome Powell’s Thankless Rescue of Trump

Roger Lowenstein

January 16, 2026

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Trump’s Fateful Choice in Iran

Karim Sadjadpour

January 16, 2026

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The Problem Is So Much Bigger Than Grok

January 16, 2026

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The Unspeakable, Enabled

January 16, 2026

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