Laura Loomer Is Where Republicans Draw the Line
The far-right conspiracy theorist is a unique liability for Donald Trump.
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The forces that would shape my home state’s violent history were set in motion by a 480-year-old map made by a Spanish explorer.
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Ashli Babbitt’s mother and the wife of a notorious insurrectionist are at the center of a new mythology on the right. They’re also my neighbors.
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Winners and runners-up from this year’s landscape-photography competition
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Meta is rolling out a sweeping update that targets teen users of the app.
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A writer overwhelmed by a world gone mad takes a headlong dive into drugs and dancing. Results are mixed.
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By endorsing Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift incurred the petty wrath of Donald Trump.
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For nearly a decade, a dangerous political environment has been uniquely inflamed by Donald Trump.
The Loneliness of Jodie Foster
A star since childhood, she spent decades guarding her privacy. On-screen, she’s always played the solitary woman under pressure. But in a pair of new roles, she’s revealed a different side of herself.
Daniel Jack Lyons Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right.
Illustration by Ben Hickey Socialistic and Other Assassinations
“THE very frequent failure of attempts to assassinate sovereigns and eminent public persons long warranted the belief that in most instances they were not genuine, and possibly their authors had no other motive than a morbid craving for notoriety.” (From 1880)
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In 1961, Eleanor Roosevelt called for Americans to rededicate themselves to the country’s democratic ideals.
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The Atlantic we live here now•Episode TRAILERIntroducing: We Live Here Now
We found out that our new neighbors were supporting January 6 insurrectionists. Coming September 18.
Illustration by Christopher Chester / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. autocracy in america•Episode 2Autocrats Win by Capturing the Courts
When justice seems like a joke, autocracy becomes more serious.
