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So Much for Biden the Bridge President by Mark Leibovich 04.10.2023 10:02

He ran as a short-term fix but has become a long-term proposition. By Mark Leibovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriot by Jeffrey Goldberg 01.10.2023 1:16:03

How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump. By Jeffrey Goldberg. From the November 2023 issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nixon Between the Lines by Andrew Ferguson 27.09.2023 18:42

Alone in his study, ballpoint pen in hand, the president revealed himself in the margins of his books. From the October 2023 issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man Who Became Uncle Tom, by Clint Smith — October 2023 24.09.2023 41:12

Harriet Beecher Stowe said that Josiah Henson’s life had inspired her most famous character. But Henson longed to be recognized by his own name, and for his own achievements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Prime Minister and the Moonies, by Robert F. Worth — October 2023 20.09.2023 44:14

The bizarre story behind the assassination of Shinzo Abe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life After “I Do,” by Ann Hulbert—October 2023 10.09.2023 20:43

George Eliot’s subversive vision of marriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Joy and the Funk and the Mire by Spencer Kornhaber—October 2023 06.09.2023 37:56

The critic dream hampton thinks hip-hop is broken. But she can’t stop trying to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump on Trial by Quinta Jurecic — October 2023 03.09.2023 19:16

The drama now unfolding will make for perhaps the most surreal presidential-election cycle in American history. How will it end? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sriracha Shortage Is a Very Bad Sign 30.08.2023 9:28

Chili peppers thrive in hot and dry conditions. But even they have their limits. By Katherine J. Wu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How America Got Mean by David Brooks — September 2023 23.08.2023 45:12

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world. Read more from our September 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Resilience Gap by Jill Filipovic — September 2023 20.08.2023 17:04

Has the national obsession with trauma done real damage to teen girls? Read more from our September 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ones We Sent Away by Jennifer Senior — September 2023 16.08.2023 1:35:36

I thought my mother was an only child. I was wrong. By Jennifer Senior. Read more from our September 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fatigue Can Shatter a Person 09.08.2023 25:07

Everyday tiredness is nothing like the depleting symptom that people with long COVID and ME/CFS experience. By Ed Yong. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Bronze Age Pervert Charmed the Far Right — September 2023 06.08.2023 44:17

An internet personality who espouses fascism, racism, and bodybuilding has won influential converts. Read more from our September 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Last Place on Earth Any Tourist Should Go 30.07.2023 13:03

Take Antarctica off your travel bucket list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Sam Altman Know What He's Creating? — September 2023 26.07.2023 1:17:03

The OpenAI CEO’s ambitious, ingenious, terrifying quest to create a new form of intelligence. Read more from our September 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First MAGA Democrat by John Hendrickson 16.07.2023 29:48

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeding Americans’ appetite for conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confessions of a Luxury Wedding Planner by Xochitl Gonzalez — July/August 2023 12.07.2023 37:20

Lies, panic, and ponies. Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Star Reporter's Break With Reality by Elaina Plott Calabro — July/August 2023 09.07.2023 48:22

Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow. What happened? Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America Inside Out by James Parker, July/August 2023 04.07.2023 28:04

A road trip across my adopted America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colorado’s Ingenious Idea for Solving the Housing Crisis by Jerusalem Demsas — July/Aug 2023 02.07.2023 37:20

And why local governments hate it Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Parking Ruined Everything by Dante Ramos — July/August 2023 28.06.2023 15:16

America has paid a steep price for devoting too much space to storing cars. Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Baseball Saved Itself by Mark Leibovich — July/August 2023 25.06.2023 48:57

But now the whiz kids who nearly ruined the national pastime have returned to save it. Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Hell Welcomes All’ by Spencer Kornhaber — July/August 2023 21.06.2023 14:25

Can hard-core gamers learn to play well with others? Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Defense of Humanity by Adrienne LaFrance — July/August 2023 18.06.2023 18:13

We need a cultural and philosophical movement to meet the rise of artificial superintelligence. Read more from our July/August 2023 issue. Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices