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How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Brace for the Storm
The first year of Trump’s new administration may be as dangerous as the last of his old.
Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times / Redux Either Way, Matt Gaetz Wins
Trump’s pick for attorney general will get to burnish his MAGA-loyalist credentials whether or not the Senate confirms him.
Brian Snyder / Reuters Trump Takes Aim at Republicans
Even as he fulminates against Democrats and bureaucrats, Trump’s most radical proposals are aimed at bypassing members of his own party.
Jeff Brown for The Atlantic How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Democrats Are Committing Partycide
In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.
Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever
Trump’s ridiculous cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test.
Brett Carlsen / Bloomberg / Getty What Crypto Wants From Trump
With a crypto-friendly president-elect and a Congress stacked with crypto supporters, the industry is getting closer to its ultimate goals.
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The Real Reason Trump Picked Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel
And what it means for the future of Palestinians and Israelis
Getty Why Your Vet Bill Is So High
Corporations and private-equity funds have been rolling up smaller chains and previously independent practices.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Teaching a Stone to Talk
Wherever there is stillness there is the still small voice, nature’s old song and dance … A meditation on silence and other matters. (From 1981)
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Drew Angerer / Getty. radio atlantic•Episode 99Democrats’ Immigration Problem
A warning from Representative Ritchie Torres of New York
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty. good on paper•Episode 24A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic. Source: Twitter. we live here now•Episode 6Is Civility Enough?
What happens when you really get to know someone who is your political opposite
Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic autocracy in america•Episode 6When Neighbors Live in Different Worlds
What would you do if you found out that January 6 supporters were your new neighbors?
