An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
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The prospect of smashing imagined limits on his power gives him an obvious thrill.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: Roberto Schmidt / Getty; Aaron Schwartz / AP. Steven Cheung Is the Voice of Trump
The White House communications chief has a strategy: relentless aggression.
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Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: HBO. The White Lotus Is the First Great Post-‘Woke’ Piece of Art
Mike White’s show wears its morality lightly.
Illustration by Miki Lowe The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
The 25 most consequential collections from the past 25 years
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If they persist, Donald Trump’s attacks on universities will destroy a cornerstone of American life.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty. The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign
When the president talks about security in the Arctic, he’s talking about climate change.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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Illustration by Rose Wong A Stanford Psychologist Says He’s Cracked the Code of One-Hit Wonders
What separates Blind Melon from Shania Twain?
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“To write in plain, vigorous language one has to think fearlessly, and if one thinks fearlessly one cannot be politically orthodox.”
Ullstein Bild / Getty The Efficacy of Prayer
“The very question ‘Does prayer work?’ puts us in the wrong frame of mind from the outset.”
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The fallout from the Signal breach is only just beginning.
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A striking new study reveals that elected officials have a far more pessimistic view of voter behavior than do citizens themselves.
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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.
