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In 1899, the American economist Thorstein Veblen theorized that consuming the right kinds of goods operated as a signal of...

Late in Twisters, as an Oklahoma town is under threat from a giant tornado, a group of strapping heroes is...

As Donald Trump prepares to accept his third consecutive Republican presidential nomination tonight, Democrats remain trapped in a stalemate that...

J.D. Vance’s speech at the Republican National Convention completed his transformation from Never-Trumper to Trump’s MAGA torch-bearer.Vance dutifully spent his...

What happened to the Ohio GOP? For generations, it was the epitome of a sane, high-functioning party with a boringly...

Today, for the third time in two years, President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said. The...

President Joe Biden has spent the past three weeks desperately trying to convince Democrats that he’s still got what it...

Hong Kong’s leaders have found plenty of help—whether from active colluders, the silently complicit, or the simply fearful—during their five-year...

When Donald Trump tapped Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio to be his running mate on Monday, far-right influencers were...

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...