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What the Greenland Crisis Teaches Europe About Trump
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (378+ words) European leaders may have averted catastrophe for now, but they still have to settle a crucial debate about how to handle the president. Vivian Salama: Trump wants to be the new Polk If the framework sticks, it will be a…...
Your Phone Is a Slot Machine
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (57+ words) Your Phone Is a Slot Machine'The Atlantic Gambling is no longer confined to casinos, horse races, or backroom card games. Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead holding aces and eights at a Deadwood poker table,…...
The Oscars Are Rewarding Hollywood’s Big Bets
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (48+ words) Major studios took risks last year that seem to have paid off with Academy voters. Major studios took risks last year that seem to have paid off with Academy voters. Read: The 10 best movies of 2025 Read: The conversation that moviegoers…...
The Upside of Professional Rejection
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (115+ words) There's a better way to approach no's in your work life." Since then, I've grown curious about why I responded the way I did'and about whether, in this new year, I might be able to reframe how I see rejection…...
The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (82+ words) The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life'The Atlantic Fashion, beauty, and food companies are using nonsensical jargon to make a sale. There's a double helix in my local Sephora. It's roughly the size and shape of a soda can, and it is…...
Why Conservatives Defend ICE
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (115+ words) Republicans deplore the mayhem in Minnesota'but blame protesters and Democrats for it. The Department of Homeland Security, communicating with the public through its official account on X, sent an ominous message last week: "FEAR NOT, GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE…...
Trump Casually Denigrates NATO’s War Dead
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (451+ words) The president has revised history when it comes to the sacrifices of America's allies. Benni Schmidt Pedersen lives on a small farm in Denmark, where it's quiet and he can hear if anyone is coming down the gravel road to…...
Gavin Newsom’s Record Is a Problem
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (450+ words) The California governor's pivot to the center may be too late for 2028. Gavin Newsom is currently in the lead for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. Newsom's early advantage is especially impressive for the way that it puts him well ahead…...
The Real Fight for the Smithsonian
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (193+ words) The Real Fight for the Smithsonian'The Atlantic Its museums, more than any others, shape the nation's narrative. No wonder the country argues about it. That's not to say that the individual objects housed in the Smithsonian's collections aren't themselves consequential....
The Federal Government That Was
11+ hour, 47+ min ago (1885+ words) In his first full year back in office, Donald Trump presided over the destruction of America's civil service, purging roughly 300,000 workers. One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies. Another developed a strong…...