Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’
Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.
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Today leaders of the world’s largest technology platforms kissed the president’s ring.
Kevin Lamarque / AFP / Getty How Donald Trump Got Ready for His Close-Up
The inaugural festivities placed the president’s flair for stagecraft on full display.
Will Heath / NBC Dave Chappelle’s Sincere Plea on Saturday Night Live
The four-time host took a break from punching down to deliver a timely message.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Samuel Corum / Getty; Angela Weiss / Pool / Getty. What Trump Did to Police Officers
On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked scores of law-enforcement officers as the president stood by.
John Wood / Library of Congress The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
An image of the 1857 Inauguration of President James Buchanan
Carrie Schreck/Redux ‘If There’s One Person Who Keeps Their Word, It’s Donald Trump’
At Trump’s last rally before returning to the White House, an ecstatic audience anticipated a historic presidency.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Jared C. Tilton / Getty. Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe
What a single phone call from the president-elect did to a steadfast American ally
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Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Strivings of the Negro People
“It dawned upon me with a certain suddenness that I was different from the others; or like, mayhap, in heart and life and longing, but shut out from their world by a vast veil.” (From 1897)
C. M. Battey / Library of Congress The American Forests
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, and avalanches; but he cannot save them from fools, — only Uncle Sam can do that.” (From 1897)
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The difference between forgetting the past and choosing not to remember it
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What happened when AI took over these researchers’ jobs?
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We found out that our new neighbors were supporting January 6 insurrectionists. We knocked on their door. A podcast series about what happened next.
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There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
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