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How to Take Summers Off and Still Get Promoted

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The many indictments of former CIA employee Joshua Schulte aren’t just about leaking information.

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Every time we fight, we’re replaying an old argument that has more to do with our different fighting styles than whatever we’re fighting about.

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In a landmark 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects cell phone location records.

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Hollywood Thinks We All Deserve to Die

Where Were You When America Needed You, Obama?

The Journalists at CNN Should Be Worried About Their New Boss

Trump’s Latest Threat Against Germany Is a Reminder That He Stretches the Law to Do Whatever He Wants

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The Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi, Explained

World Cup

Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri Is a Roomba Made of Lead

Did Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa Score the Best Goal of the World Cup?

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ABC Pulls Episode of The Proposal After Sexual Assault Allegations

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What an Utterly Bizarre Week of News For Tesla

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My Kids Have Heinous Fashion Sense

Melania’s “I Really Don’t Care” Jacket Sums Up This Presidency

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Help! My Boyfriend Claimed He Was Sexually Harassed. I Have Proof He Lied About It.

Should I Withhold Sex Until My Husband Agrees to a Vasectomy?

Trump’s New Argument: If We Don’t Separate Families at the Border, “Illegal Aliens” Will Murder American Kids

Did Richard II Provoke an Elizabethan Rebellion?

The Journalists at CNN Should Be Worried About Their New Boss

The Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi, Explained

Kagan’s Conservatism, Koko’s Fetish, and Hollywood Apocalypses

Barack Obama’s Statement on Child Separation Missed the Moment

The Melania Jacket Is the Apotheosis of the “Words Don’t Matter” Presidency

Elena Kagan Is Up to Something

The New Yorker’s Incredibles 2 Review Sexualizing Elastigirl Is Gross

My Kids Have Heinous Taste in Fashion

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The Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi, Explained

Did Richard II Provoke an Elizabethan Rebellion?

Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri Is a Roomba Made of Lead

ABC Pulls Episode of The Proposal After Sexual Assault Allegations

Did Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa Score the Best Goal of the World Cup?

Why Neymar Cried When Brazil Beat Costa Rica

The Terror’s Season 2 Will Partly Take Place in a Japanese Internment Camp

The Feds Love to Stack Charges When It Comes to Cybercrime

What Is With Instagram and Cotton Candy?

Facebook Says It Has “No Plans” to Listen in On Your Conversations

A New, Affordable Ultrasound Machine Is Saving Lives in Developing Countries

Trump Isn’t Satisfied With Terrestrial Borders. He Wants Them in Space, Too.

Why Haven’t the Obituaries for Koko the Ape Talked About Her Purported Nipple Fetish?

Can Self-Driving Cars Handle Boston’s Infamously Congested and Confusing Streets?

What an Utterly Bizarre Week of News For Tesla

The Oxford Debater vs. the Debate Team Quitter

How One Executive Took Summers Off and Still Got Promoted

These Photos by a Janitor at a Border Processing Facility Show What We Took From Immigrants Before We Took Their Children

Don’t Let the Atlantic Story Scare You: Trans-Affirmative Care Is Best for Kids

Republicans Are Fixated on Work Requirements for Benefits. This is Part of a Long Policy History Driven by White Racial Resentment.

New Evidence Shows That During the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Arson, Gays Had to Take Rescue Efforts Into Their Own Hands

I Sip My Iced Coffee From These Stylish (Ecofriendly) Straws

Jeff Bezos Will Lose Zero Sleep Over the Supreme Court’s Decision to End Tax-Free Online Shopping

Donald Trump’s Latest Threat Against Germany Is a Reminder That He Stretches the Law to Do Whatever the Heck He Wants

Jeff Bezos Just Hired a New Yorker Writer to Run His Health Care Startup. Excellent Choice.

Why Even Viral-Fundraising Skeptics Can Feel Good About Donating to RAICES

Trump’s Tangent About Canadian Shoe Smugglers, Explained

America Has a Moving Crisis

Elon Musk Is Trying to Redefine Socialism as … Capitalism

The Journalists at CNN Should Be Worried About Their New Boss

A Historic Victory for Privacy

Trump’s New Argument: If We Don’t Separate Families at the Border, “Illegal Aliens” Will Murder American Kids

Kagan’s Conservatism, Koko’s Fetish, and Hollywood Apocalypses

Barack Obama’s Statement on Child Separation Missed the Moment

Trump Really Wants a Summit With Putin. Is There Any Way This Won’t Be a Disaster?

Trump’s Defenders and the Question of American Compassion

Harvard Overuses Racial Preferences in Admissions. Here’s How It Should Approach Diversity Instead.

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