Our editors compiled six stories to serve as your weekend reads. Spend time with articles about why grandparents are reaching their limit, an “impossible” disease outbreak in the Alps, the Trump administration’s many conflicts of interest, and more. |
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Your Reading List | | (Illustration by Ricardo Tomás. Sources: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty; Bachrach Photographers / Getty.) | | | |
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| When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won. | |
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| | (Photographs by Elliott Verdier for The Atlantic) | | | |
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| In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? | |
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| Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system. | |
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| | (Photograph by Maddie McGarvey for The Atlantic) | | | |
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| A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown. | |
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| | (Illustration by Jan Buchczik) | | | |
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| If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed. | |
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