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The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far
By choosing the name Leo XIV, the pope has indicated that he won’t merely be progressive or conservative.
Trump Heads Back to Where He Started
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense
Congress is trying to preserve the illusion of revenue while cutting taxes.
Israel Plunges Into Darkness
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable
What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world
Quick Listens
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Nathan Posner / Getty; Ben Curtis / AP. The MAHA Takeover Is Complete
Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon-general nominee, has a lot in common with RFK Jr.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Asim Hafeez / Bloomberg / Getty; Money Sharma / AFP / Getty. Why This India-Pakistan Conflict Is Different
India and Pakistan are fueling each other’s extremism without an off-ramp in sight.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Filippo Monteforte / AFP / Getty The Papacy Is No Ordinary Succession
A conclave only begins to answer the question of who a pope will truly be.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Trump’s Weak Position on Trade
An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.
Deeper Dives
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Pascal Kiszon / Getty. AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: vchal / Getty; AFP / Getty; Design Pics Editorial / Getty; Bettmann / Getty. How Spying Helped Erode American Trust
Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century raises questions about who we are.
Irina Rozovsky for The Atlantic We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
Andre Durand / Getty Europeans Have Realized Their Error
The urge to say I told you so is strong these days throughout the Baltics.
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