The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke. America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.

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How America Lost Control of the Seas
“He who commands the sea has command of everything,” the ancient Athenian general Themistocles said. By that standard, the United States has command of very little. Arnav Rao on how a new era of American maritime greatness can still be possible: www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/05/american-shipbuilding-decline/682945/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUvPxWfGVixbDcd0wuQ1JEI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Lines the Court Won’t Cross – The Supreme Court is mostly giving the Trump administration what it wants—with interesting exceptions. By Aziz Huq
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/scotus-birthright-citizenship-trump/687797/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSSpsAdJYvhVjFbMjjQj8Ys Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
****** NYTimes: Trump’s Kiss of Death
Trump’s Kiss of Death https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/opinion/trump-inept-second-term.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
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