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Radio Atlantic

Each week, a new idea. Hosted by Hanna Rosin.

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Collage showing Xi, map of Taiwan, and Trump
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Janerik Henriksson / Getty; PhotoQuest / Getty.

Trump Signals Weakness to Xi Jinping

He’s all but said he wouldn’t defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. What else would he give up to Beijing?

Michael Schuman

7 min

Illustration of a field guide with animals given human names: A bat named Alex, a dolphin named Gabriela, a penguin named Eugene, a guanaco named Frances, an elephant named Diego, and a parrot named Alissa
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: NSA Digital Archive / Getty.

Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply Human

They’re part of a growing list of animals that use namelike calls.

Tove Danovich

8 min

Celine Dion singing with a red leotard over black background
Nina Westervelt / The New York Times / Redux

Celine Dion May Never Perform Again

In a new documentary, the singer talks about her autoimmune disease and her love for singing.

Caitlin Dickerson

9 min

a coin against a burnt paper against a blue background
Illustration by Colin Hunter / The Atlantic

The Cheapness of Luxury

In Yasmin Zaher’s new novel, the promise of exclusivity is a facade.

Bekah Waalkes

8 min

An illustration of a man with a large, pink word bubble emerging from his gut; it contains a hodgepodge of symbols: a spiral, a lightning strike, a bomb, two exclamation marks, a star, and a fish skeleton.
Illustration by Jan Buchczik

Why You Should Trust Your Gut

Careful, deliberate reasoning can get you only so far in good decision making. You also need to know how to listen to your feelings.

Arthur C. Brooks

9 min

J. D. Vance at the Republican National Convention
Joseph Rushmore for The Atlantic

J. D. Vance’s Permanent Grin

The Republican vice-presidential candidate’s MAGA transformation is complete.

John Hendrickson

7 min

JD Vance waves to convention attendees hours after he was chosen as the Republican vice presidential candidate at the RNC on Monday night.
Joseph Rushmore for The Atlantic

I Thought I Understood the GOP. I Was Wrong.

The Ohio Republican Party has been remade in the image of native son J. D. Vance.

Stuart Stevens

9 min

President Joe Biden speaks in front of microphones.
Michael A. McCoy / The New York Times / Redux

How Risky Is COVID for an 81-Year-Old?

Once again, Joe Biden has COVID-19.

Rachel Gutman-Wei

5 min

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