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How the World Cup Finally Won Over America
Roger Bennett on soccer, social media, and the new American fandom
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Hosted by Hanna Rosin and Adam Harris.
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Iraq’s Man in the Middle
The country’s new prime minister is trying to navigate between Washington and Tehran.
Pete Hegseth’s Reckless Message to Helicopter Pilots
The secretary of defense is making one of the most dangerous jobs in America more lethal.
The Lines the Court Won’t Cross
The Supreme Court is mostly giving the Trump administration what it wants—with interesting exceptions.
The Secretary of Homeland
How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer
The AI Bubble Is No Ordinary Bubble
Tech companies need to generate huge revenues fast, or the economy could be in trouble.
Few Know About This Law, but Everyone Is Paying for It
The past few months have shown just how anachronistic and costly the Jones Act is.
The DSA Is a Parasite
The left-wing faction is hijacking the Democratic Party.
Trump Is Caught in the Trap He Set
The war in Iran has dealt a serious blow to the idea that the president can slip out of any bind easily.
Quick Listens
Nick Potts / PA Images / Getty The World Cup Could Not Be Americanized
Spain’s 1–0 win over Argentina demonstrated all of the ways that this sport is still foreign in the United States.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Craig P. Jewell / Getty; Jose A. Bernat Bacete / Getty; Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty China’s Questionable Tech Strategy
Keeping out the world’s best tools promises to stymie innovation.
Ollie Upton/HBO A TV Show That’s Equal Parts Joy and Torture
Culture and entertainment recommendations including House of the Dragon, batik paintings, and more
Elsa / Getty What Lionel Messi Sees
The World Cup’s all-time leading goal scorer is always paying attention.
Deeper Dives
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The DSA Is a Parasite
The left-wing faction is hijacking the Democratic Party.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic The ‘Hair-Dryer Incident’ Is Just the Start
A new, gonzo style of fraud could be an existential threat to prediction markets.
Illustration by Vartika Sharma. Sources: Sean Gladwell / Getty; Eva Millan Photography / Getty. The Crisis That Novelists Can’t Handle
Amitav Ghosh believes that climate change requires rethinking the novel. His new work of fiction fails that standard.
Philip Cheung for The Atlantic The Wingman
Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. Can it translate to excitement for a presidential campaign?
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