The answer may have less to to with the Trump phenomenon, and more daunting implications, than it seems.
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Massive news for our friend and colleague Ta-Nehisi tonight: He’s a 2015 MacArthur Fellow. Yes, a MacArthur Fellow. Krishnadev, who…
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Notes on George Mitchell, Marwan Muasher, and Anne-Marie Slaughter discussing American intervention and the prospects for democratic self-governance in the Middle East
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An Atlantic editor and former goalie talks tactics
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Saad Mohseni on incidental causes of social change
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"I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of 'outsiders coming in.'"
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Dimitar Sasselov and Catharine Conley on life beyond Earth
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