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The Devil’s Bargain of Sports Betting
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What Adults Lost When Kids Stopped Playing in the Street
In many ways, a world built for cars has made life so much harder for grown-ups.
My Mom Says She Loves Me. AI Says She’s Lying.
Can machine-learning algorithms distinguish truth from falsehood? We’re about to find out.
The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally
A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks
What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?
The political parties are more divided by their views on gender than they are divided by gender itself.
California’s Fire Luck Just Ran Out
The Park Fire is already one of the 10 largest recorded in the state’s history.
‘This Is the Worst Police-Shooting Video Ever’
The officer who killed Sonya Massey didn’t see what I see.
Why I Hate Sports but Love the Olympics
It’s the only time that female athletes get equal billing—but that’s only part of the explanation.
This Was the Best Opening Ceremony Paris Could Give Us?
The city seemed exhausted, not exuberant.
Quick Listens
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: NASA. We Might Get Thrilling News About Aliens … in 2040
The search for extraterrestrial life starts with an interesting-looking rock. Bringing it back to Earth is the hard part.
Nathan Howard / Reuters / Redux Kamala Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Momala’ to the Whole Country
You don’t need a child to know how to care for others.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Jade Gao / Getty; Evan Vucci / AP Photo / Bloomberg via Getty. America’s Political Chaos Is Enviable When You Live in an Autocracy
Chinese social media is fascinated with Biden’s decision to step aside.
Erin Schaff / The New York Times / Redux ‘I Can’t Put My Trust in the Invisible Woman’
Voters say they don’t know what Kamala Harris stands for. That’s a challenge—and an opportunity.
Deeper Dives
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Seven Books That Will Change How You Watch the Olympics
These titles will allow you to view the competition with a new appreciation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Kyle Mazza / Anadolu / Getty. Why Some Republicans Can’t Resist Making Vile Attacks on Harris
The offensive is an expression of the GOP’s values and its policy agenda, which, for this brief moment, is on display in all its ugliness.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Andre Malerba / Bloomberg / Getty; Natalia Barashkova / Getty. The Prosecutor vs. the Felon
Kamala Harris is finally embracing her law-enforcement record, though Republicans see it as a vulnerability.
Matt Kelley / AP What the Kamala Harris Doubters Don’t Understand
Barstool punditry has its blind spots.
