The Atlantic

The Atlantic

2/19/2025, 5:01:42 PM

The Trump administration is fully engaged in a drive to eliminate virtually any government activity or mention related to climate change—with a few notable exceptions, Zoë Schlanger reports: https://theatln.tc/s7L2NXHw

The Atlantic

2/18/2025, 6:50:08 PM

“In a few years, what we’ve grown accustomed to calling Generation Z may reveal itself to contain a subgroup: Generation C, COVID-affected and, for now, strikingly conservative,” writes Derek Thompson: https://theatln.tc/LSHLeizD

The Atlantic

2/22/2025, 3:55:27 PM

The dismissal of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came as part of a broader shake-up that has rattled national-security officials, who fear they could be next, report Shane Harris and Jonathan Lemire: https://theatln.tc/ca0DOYO8

The Atlantic

2/18/2025, 10:44:32 PM

Claiming that DOGE will improve America’s debt crisis is a convenient way to frame the project as a service to the American people, Lora Kelley writes in The Atlantic Daily. But DOGE’s current efforts aren‘t likely to make a dent in the deficit. https://theatln.tc/PWL1dbqs

The Atlantic

2/19/2025, 2:33:29 PM

“The party that once prided itself on standing up to Moscow,” Jonathan Lemire writes, “has bowed to a president who himself is bowing to an adversary.” https://theatln.tc/al6SCU8H

The Atlantic

2/20/2025, 1:28:43 PM

The Trump administration has abandoned enlightened self-interest in favor of raw coercion, George Packer writes. In the MAGA vision of the national interest, America will be more like Russia, China, and Iran: https://theatln.tc/8DlPeVWH

The Atlantic

2/22/2025, 8:49:58 PM

President Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally and absolutely loyal to him, Tom Nichols writes. https://theatln.tc/01i8yCDH

The Atlantic

2/22/2025, 5:16:58 PM

There is a well-worn playbook to running a successful Oscars campaign. Two of this year’s contenders threw it out, with wildly different results, writes Shirley Li: https://theatln.tc/GdIhZSBt

The Atlantic

2/20/2025, 6:05:53 PM

"The Trump administration is now bringing the post–World War II era to an end," @anneapplebaum writes. American allies, especially in Europe, need to face up to this new reality and make dramatic changes: https://theatln.tc/9laQsRnq

The Atlantic

2/20/2025, 3:51:39 PM

Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign, report Michael Scherer, Ashley Parker, Matteo Wong, and Shane Harris: https://theatln.tc/VK2Yr7YU