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Kellyanne Conway’s Double Standard

Kellyanne Conway’s Double Standard

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Kellyanne Conway has become a media legend for her snowblower method of dissimulation: scoop up everything and hurl it into the air, with no concern for where the stuff lands. So it was perhaps not surprising that when Dana Bash asked Conway an unwelcome question on CNN this weekend, Bash …

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Westworld: ‘Everything Is Code’

Westworld: ‘Everything Is Code’

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Every week for the second season of Westworld, three Atlantic staffers will discuss new episodes of HBO’s cerebral sci-fi drama.David Sims: Probably my favorite line in Jurassic Park is, unsurprisingly, delivered by Jeff Goldblum (playing the sardonic mathematician Ian Malcolm). As John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), the kindly inventor of the …

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How North Korea Learned to Live With ‘Fire and Fury’

How North Korea Learned to Live With ‘Fire and Fury’

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It’s astonishing how quickly the story of the North Korea crisis seems to have changed from one of fear to one of optimism. It was less than a year ago that the U.S. president was threatening “fire and fury” against Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, to touting …

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The Desperate Search for Lebanon’s Mass Graves

The Desperate Search for Lebanon’s Mass Graves

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BEIRUT—In a neighborhood in east Beirut, you’ll come across a nondescript parking lot, backed up on one side by an Ottoman-era house and on another by a sleek high-rise, casting its shadow across a mix of old shops and upscale design stores below. It was from inside one of these …

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Photos From State Dinners Past

Photos From State Dinners Past

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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host the first official state dinner of this administration at the White House, honoring visiting French President Emmanuel Macron. As Mrs. Trump’s team and White House staff work on the final details for the formal event, we present a …

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The Promethean Puzzles of Westworld

The Promethean Puzzles of Westworld

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The first thing you might notice about Season 2 of Westworld is that the opening credits have changed. During the first season of the HBO drama about an adult theme park staffed by humanoid “hosts,” the introductory title sequence featured a variety of images showing robots being sculpted into life …

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The Island Where France’s Colonial Legacy Lives On

The Island Where France’s Colonial Legacy Lives On

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Long before it became the first slavery memorial in the French West Indies, the Darboussier Sugar Factory powered France’s Caribbean empire. In the 19th century, the 77,000-square-foot factory, located in Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest city on the butterfly-shaped island of Guadeloupe, exported goods produced by slaves to mainland France. In the …

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Salad Panic

Salad Panic

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These are nervous days for salad enthusiasts. The green, beating heart of the American salad, romaine lettuce, has been ripped from shelves and refrigerators at the insistence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to a small but potentially serious outbreak.On Friday the same agency that has …

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North Korea Is Not De-Nuclearizing

North Korea Is Not De-Nuclearizing

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Over the past four months, North Korea has been saying all the right things. After weeks of silence regarding his intentions for upcoming summits with South Korea and the United States, Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, made a dramatic announcement on Saturday morning, pledging unilateral limits on …

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Remembering Peter Claeys

Remembering Peter Claeys

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I was very sorry to learn this week that Peter Claeys, whom you see in action above and in the family photo below, had died recently in Lille, at age 62. With his family’s permission, here is their announcement, followed by my appreciation:A notice from the family of Peter Claeys, …

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How the Pulitzers Chose Kendrick Lamar, According to a Juror

How the Pulitzers Chose Kendrick Lamar, According to a Juror

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When violinist Regina Carter heard that Kendrick Lamar had won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, she was taken aback. “I was actually a bit shocked!” she says.Her reaction wasn’t unique—the award for Lamar’s Damn is the most discussed prize in the category in years—but she at least had some warning: …

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The Atlantic Daily: Adapt to the Sunlight

The Atlantic Daily: Adapt to the Sunlight

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What We’re FollowingMemo Highlights: Copies of the memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his conversations with Donald Trump—both before and after the president took office—were leaked to the press after the Justice Department released them to Congress. Here are their four key revelations. While some of the …

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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Blunt Talk

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Blunt Talk

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Today in 5 Lines In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, saying his thinking on the issue “has evolved.” The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit against the Trump campaign, the Russian government, and the WikiLeaks organization, …

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The Comey Memos Won’t Derail the Mueller Probe

The Comey Memos Won’t Derail the Mueller Probe

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The release of former FBI Director James Comey’s memos detailing his early interactions with Donald Trump are unlikely to harm Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, legal experts say.“Ordinarily, prosecutors conducting grand-jury investigations need to keep their cards close to the vest. That goes double for obstruction-of-justice investigations. If corrupt witnesses …

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What Comey Did Wrong

What Comey Did Wrong

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As mentioned last week, I’m nostalgically trying to piece together some elements of the olden-days blogging culture in the current, very different online environment.Today’s installment: A long note from a reader working through why he has changed his mind about Comey’s Choice™—former FBI Director James Comey’s decision to ignore the …

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