Why Do Billionaires Go Crazy?
Tina Brown on how extreme wealth warps minds. Plus: hopes and fears after Trump’s strike against Iran’s nuclear program.
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Tina Brown on how extreme wealth warps minds. Plus: hopes and fears after Trump’s strike against Iran’s nuclear program.
Karim Sadjadpour on how the Islamic Republic is losing its grip, and what might come next
George Packer on ambition, corruption, and the making of Trump’s political heir
Trump’s vandalism of the national-security structure, Signalgate, and a conversation with Susan Rice
Shashi Tharoor and a week of manufactured Trump victories
Anne Applebaum and America’s backsliding democracy
Big questions about technology, science, and culture, hosted by The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson.
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