The Atlantic7 hours agoAmericans Are Buying an Escape Planverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Atossa Araxia AbrahamianIs it time for a second passport? Even as Donald Trump advertises his hard-line approach to border crossers, he is actively soliciting one particular group of immigrants: rich ones. In February, Trump proposed that America start offering a U.S. “gold card” for $5 million. “Green-card privileges, …
The Atlantic6 hours agoThe Careless People Wonverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Charlie WarzelA controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era. Perhaps the biggest surprise of Careless People, the new tell-all memoir by the former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, is that a book chronicling the social network’s missteps and moral bankruptcy can still make …
The Atlantic4 hours agoWhat the JFK File Dump Actually Revealedverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Kaitlyn TiffanyA bunch of people’s Social Security numbers In 1962, the CIA had a driver’s license made for one of its officers, James P. O’Connell. It gave him an alias: James Paul Olds. We know this because the document containing the information was released to the public in 2017—part of an effort to declassify …
The Atlantic5 hours agoWhat Does ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Mean?verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By The EditorsPanelists joined to discuss Donald Trump’s standoff with the judicial branch and his move to shut down the Department of Education. Fears of a possible constitutional crisis are on the rise following an apparent standoff between Donald Trump and a federal judge after the president was ordered to …
The Atlantic8 hours agoComedy’s Most Erudite Buffoonverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By David SimsConan O’Brien has built a comedy career on committing to his own, dissonant bit. Conan O’Brien’s peak moment of triumph at the Academy Awards earlier this month followed one of his spicier jokes. “Anora uses the F-word 479 times,” the late-night veteran and first-time Oscar host said of the eventual …
The Atlantic7 hours agoThe Beauty and Weirdness of the E-bikeverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Isabel FattalThe machines can add joy to one’s life, but they’re not for everyone. E-bikes can add a layer of richness to your life—especially if you name them. “On a chilly morning last October, my 8-year-old daughter and I took our new e-bike, which she had named Toby, on its maiden voyage to school,” …
