Trump Has Only Terrible Choices With Iran

Here we are again: Iran is shooting at traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump is ordering retaliatory strikes, and both sides have declared the latest cease-fire agreement “over”…

Just Pay the NIMBYs

Just about every effort to solve America’s housing shortage runs into the iron law of NIMBY: “not in my backyard.” Whenever a development is proposed in a place where people…

When Did Sports Get So Loud?

Source: YouTube Summary On May 26, the New York Mets were doing terrible (generally) and really terrible (acutely). They were at the bottom of their division and down six runs…

Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For

Since President Trump returned to office a year and a half ago, he has dispatched investigators and analysts from across the U.S. intelligence community to search for evidence of foreign…

Trump’s Message of Despair

In early 2021, Republicans were poised to win a majority in the U.S. Senate. Had they won, they could have stalled President Biden’s agenda and forced him to govern on…

Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China

President Trump addressed the American people tonight and told them that their elections are at the mercy of foreign actors—especially China. He called the current situation a “crisis” and vowed…

Your Odyssey Might Be Cropped

Source: YouTube Summary This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends…

Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn

When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases. The forests are part of Earth’s largest land biome, a greenbelt…

Explaining Sex to an Anthropologist

Last week, the president of the American Anthropological Association weighed in on one of the most polarizing subjects in her field: biological sex. Some anthropologists believe that biological sex is…

J. D. Vance Wants Someone to Find Out What the Government Is Doing

Source: YouTube Summary Well, thank you very much, J. D. Vance. Because of the vice president’s appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast this week, I found myself googling photos of Joe…