David Frum
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Courtesy of David Carballo / The Atlantic ‘Archaeology Can Cover the Totality of the Human Story’
A conversation with David Carballo about the fall of the Aztec empire
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Where the System May Break
A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasked some key vulnerabilities.
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Getty Canada Got Better. The United States Got Trump.
Two North American nations seemed to be on the same path—and then they diverged.
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MARY F. CALVERT / Reuters Stone Walks Free in One of the Greatest Scandals in American History
The amazing thing about the saga is how much of it happened in the full light of day.
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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Trump’s Loss at the Supreme Court Is a Win for His Candidacy
The president may eventually face legal liability, but he will not face a public reckoning for his actions before November.
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Getty / The Atlantic This Is Trump’s Plague Now
The first coronavirus spike, in late April, can be blamed on the president’s negligence. The second spike, in June, is his own doing.
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Anna Moneymaker / The New York Times / ... It All Happened in Full View
What if there is no cover-up?
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The Atlantic Trump’s 3-Point Plan to Win in 2020
He will attack the independence and integrity of the legal system, try to benefit from foreign help, and benefit from voting obstacles.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Trump Is Losing Credit Where He May Soon Need It Most
The president is not wrong to feel a personal sting in the Supreme Court’s decision.
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Getty / Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic Trump Is No Richard Nixon
In 1968, Nixon offered a promise of peace and order. Today, Trump offers only conflict.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump Is the Looter
The president is exposing problems in America that most did not want to see.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic The System Failed the Test of Trump
The story of recent years is of institutions that were unable to constrain the presidency.
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Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Trump Is Attacking Global Trade. Would Biden Bring It Back?
The presumptive Democratic nominee doesn’t yet have a bold and assertive plan to resist the rise of protectionism.
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ROBYN BECK / CHIP SOMODEVILLA / SAUL LOEB ... Trump Has Lost the Plot
The president is talking about things most Americans can’t comprehend, let alone care about.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Secrets Flynn Was Desperate to Conceal
The former national security adviser’s lies protected himself. But they also protected Trump.
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Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call / Getty Trump Brings Religion Into the Coronavirus Culture War
Religious services shouldn’t be exempted from state pandemic regulations.
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Drop of Light / Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Very Real Threat of Trump’s Deepfake
The president’s first use of a manipulated video of his opponent is a test of the boundaries.
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Why Mitch McConnell Wants States to Go Bankrupt
The Senate majority leader is prioritizing the Republican Party rather than the American people during this crisis.
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Alexander Drago / Reuters Trump’s Two Horrifying Plans for Dealing With the Coronavirus
If he can’t confine the suffering to his opponents, he is prepared to incite a culture war to distract his supporters.
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MANDEL NGAN / AFP / GETTY This Is Trump’s Fault
The president is failing, and Americans are paying for his failures.
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