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My year as a degenerate gambler
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llustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic Even Silicon Valley Says that AI Is a Bubble
An AI crash could bring down the economy. Some in the tech world think that's the price of progress.
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How falling in love inspired the author Christopher Beha to go back to church
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic The Real Reason California Can’t Build
In trying to accomplish every objective and accommodate every interest, all at once, the state set up its housing agenda to fail.
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A woman’s allegations of rape against a Republican House candidate have put Trump in a bind.
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Marco Mantovani / Getty Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Hard Crash
A para Alpine skier on a fast run crashes while trying for her third gold medal.
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The Pete Hegseth Exception
Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? (From 2025)
Photographs by Elliott Verdier for The Atlantic The Unspoken Wedge Between Parents and Grandparents
Each generation has its own norms for parenting. Arguing over the differences can be an emotional minefield. (From 2021)
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The Atlantic Sex and the College Girl
“I think that the charge that men have become emasculated by the competence of women is both depressing and untrue.” (From 1959)
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McKay Coppins on his experiment with sports gambling—and why it’s a losing game for nearly everyone
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Beto O’Rourke on the Texas Democratic Senate primary and what it means for a key race in the 2026 midterms. Plus: chaos at DHS and Samuel Fleischacker on Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations.
LIMITED SERIESAutocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
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Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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