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How to Tell the American Story
Illustrations by Tyler ComrieOn a July afternoon in 2019, I found myself in a large, sun-dappled room within one of America’s great estates. An assemblage of distinguished jurists, Ivy League professors, nonprofit leaders, journalists, and theologians sat around me in a half circle. I was trying to be on my best behavior, but I blurted out a word dirty enough to make them blanch.
<em>The Atlantic</em>’s July Issue: How to Tell the American Story
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Antarctic 'sky rivers' deliver up to 90% of snowfall, 3D algorithm suggests
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