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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.
Race tied between left- and right-wing rivals in Peru’s presidential vote
Race tied between left- and right-wing rivals in Peru’s presidential vote The split illustrates deep political polarisation in the South American country. The left- and right-wing contenders in Peru’s presidential race were neck and neck as counting of the votes cast in Sunday’s election neared completion. With more than 92 percent of polling centres reporting results on Monday, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori held a slender lead over leftist rival congressman Roberto Sanchez.
So You Want a Coat of Arms
The first thing you notice upon entering the College of Arms, in London, is a small and incongruously blue statue of a kiwi, clutching a gold axe in its right claw. Sorry, let me try that again: In the odd historic language of heraldry, this is “a kiwi Azure grasping in the dexter foot an ice axe bendwise Or. ”The bird belongs to the coat of arms of Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, who was part of the first team to conquer Mount Everest.
Has Trump Corrupted the Military?
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeOn this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts about the recently reported peace talks between the United States and Iran. David argues that these reported talks indicate the United States is losing the war in Iran, and that the loss highlights what has always been true: The presidency is too big a job for Donald Trump.Then David is joined by Representative Jason Crow of Colorado to discuss...
The Screwworm Is Messing With America’s Beef
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. The first thing you should know about the New World screwworm is that it isn’t actually a worm; it’s a fly. At the larva stage, it twists into the flesh of its host, devouring it from within.
Trump Thinks His Administration Is ‘Like Pirates’
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. The U.S. Navy was born to fight piracy. After the Revolutionary War, the United States maintained no standing fleet, but attacks by the Barbary pirates—corsairs based in North Africa who preyed on American merchant ships and took sailors ransom—drove Congress to reestablish a navy in the 1790s.
The Surprising, Liberating History of Marriage
A few months ago, one of my best friends told me that she and her boyfriend had gotten engaged. She has two young kids and has never been married; he’s older; they each have their own apartment; she seemed happy with the way things were. I said, because he’s a good person, and I love my friend.
Could cancer vaccines be next? New treatment cuts melanoma risk by nearly 50%
A new injectable therapy is showing positive results in reducing melanoma throughout a five-year period. The personalized mRNA cancer therapy, called intismeran autogene, combined with the cancer immunotherapy drug KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), is a collaboration between Merck and Moderna. The results from the phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 study were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 27.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESAfter about a five-year...
Seven Books You’ll Never Outgrow
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US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty
US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack on a US Navy ship, the USS Liberty, that killed 34 service members and injured 171 others. Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the attack, and Massie honoured the occasion by delivering...