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The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unleash a humanitarian crisis.
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theatlantic
12h ago
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What’s Going on With the IRS?
The Trump administration’s budget cuts are looming over Tax Day.
theatlantic
41h ago
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Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War
Alastair Campbell on the end of the U.S.-U.K. “special relationship.” Plus: Why Democrats in Congress cannot ignore their duty, and The Director, by Daniel Kehlmann.
theatlantic
23h ago
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Trump Is Kicking the Economy While It’s Down
How the war with Iran could lead to a recession
theatlantic
19h ago
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The New Infidelity
Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.
theatlantic
47h ago
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Trump May Not Be Able to End This War
The Islamic Republic is designed to endure crises and fight asymmetric conflicts.
theatlantic
47h ago
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The Same War, on a Loop
We’ve gotten all too used to missile alerts, existential anxiety, and suspicions of political bad faith.
theatlantic
47h ago
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Trashing American Allies Turns Out to Be Bad for National Security
How “America First” became “America Alone”
theatlantic
23h ago
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Israel Is Missing Its Big Chance in Lebanon
The Lebanese are furious with Hezbollah, but Israel keeps giving it more reasons to fight.
theatlantic
47h ago
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The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory
Lindy West’s new memoir describes a strangely politicized version of nonmonogamy.
theatlantic
17h ago
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The Celebrity Clock Is Getting Rewired
Stars can stay relevant for longer than ever now.
theatlantic
22h ago
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Are They Still Your Friends if You Never See Them?
The friendship crisis of American men
theatlantic
19h ago
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There’s No Way the American West Will Have a Normal Summer
This week’s record-breaking heat dome augurs badly for the months to come.
theatlantic
17h ago
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What Paul Ehrlich’s Fear of Scarcity Did to American Politics
Ehrlich’s lurid predictions of imminent planetary doom captivated the public, but they did not come true.
theatlantic
42h ago
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A New Level of Vaccine Purgatory
A judge suspended the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee but also said that the agency should be consulting it before making recommendations.
theatlantic
35h ago
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The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop
The existence of war skeptics in a president’s Cabinet is not a valuable indicator of how that president will act.