The War Trump Can’t End

“In a zero-sum negotiation, Iran’s monomaniacal focus is a greater currency than American military power,” @ksadjadpour argues:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-america-attention-goals/687374/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYsu0Sao5bCqdAK0ObC0rKw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

American Loneliness
The “dystopian portrait” that’s been painted of America is not accurate, @yairlapid argues. He reflects on what his travels to and through the U.S. have shown about the source of America’s success—and struggle. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/america-birthday-250-roadtrip/687877/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVCTwAiGTu8N_kwdew6Ez8s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Your AI Is Not a Tool
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***** What if It’s Not the Phones? – The Atlantic
What if It’s Not the Phones? – The Atlantic https://share.google/uhec5qxXqvyXuvWxL Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
Democrats Became Great By Fighting the Left – In the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values. By David Brooks
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/democrats-fight-left-dsa/687839/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYcCklnewnDzaGa1hXi1U28k Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The End of Reading Is Here – Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. By Rose Horowitch
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVLeXYww-fvZvudKJqdVSAM Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: JD Vance Is Worried
JD Vance Is Worried https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/opinion/jd-vance-communion-clash-civilizations.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes Gift Article: Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/opinion/liberalism-democratic-socialists-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.v1A.GbA4.2sFq6UbXc0aR&smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes Gift Article: Five Words That Changed America
Five Words That Changed America https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/opinion/declaration-independence-jefferson-douglass-lincoln.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ulA.RmVW.UutxOuljvH5e&smid=nytcore-android-share
NYTimes: One-Party Rule Is Hiding in Plain Sight
One-Party Rule Is Hiding in Plain Sight https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/opinion/one-party-rule-two-party-system.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: The Teenage Soldier Who Revealed How the Patriots Really Won the War
The Teenage Soldier Who Revealed How the Patriots Really Won the War https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/22/magazine/usa-revolutionary-war-history-joseph-plumb-martin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.Ew3e.WKDUQBrouoo_&smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android