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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 48m

Pediatrics has long endured a workforce shortage. Now the Trump administration’s crackdown on vaccines is turning a difficult profession into an impossible one. @katherinejwu.com spoke with pediatricians about the looming crisis their jobs may face:

Pediatricians Are Rapidly Losing Incentives to Offer Vaccines

The Trump administration’s crackdown is turning a difficult profession into an impossible one for some doctors.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2h

The AI doomsayers are warning of a bubble, but—at least for now—that doesn't seem to matter to AI’s biggest investors, Will Gottsegen writes in The Atlantic Daily.

The AI Money Vortex

OpenAI is worth $500 billion now. What are its investors getting back?

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4h

Taylor Swift’s new chart topper is an achievement of e-commerce, not music, argues @skornhaber.bsky.social:

Buy This Album. Now Buy It in Green.

Here’s how Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl just shattered sales records.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 6h

“Rip Van Winkle” isn’t just a folktale about a very long nap. It’s a story about the making of America, John Swansburg writes:

America’s Most Famous Nap

How “Rip Van Winkle” became our founding folktale

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7h

In 1945, Robert Jackson took a leave of absence from his job as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to serve as chief prosecutor during proceedings in what German city?

Find the answer and get more Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day:

Today’s Atlantic Trivia

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7h

Donald Trump might soon find that the same thing making the indictments of officials such as James Comey and Letitia James possible is exactly what will undermine the Justice Department’s ability to win convictions, Quinta Jurecic argues.

Trump’s Revenge Tour

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8h

The “Tron” franchise has never engaged deeply with the techno-futuristic world behind its dazzling visuals. But “Tron: Ares,” the latest installment, stumbles into some newfound relevance, writes David Sims:

The Most Baffling Disney Franchise Returns at the Right Time

The latest “Tron” movie stumbles into newfound relevance amid its sci-fi nonsense.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8h

In the Atlantic Daily, Will Gottsegen spoke with Quinta Jurecic about what Trump's revenge campaign could mean for the DOJ's future:

How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Could Transform the DOJ

Trump’s quest for retribution is remaking the department.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 9h

Caity Weaver journeyed across New England and to Fort Ticonderoga to understand what a world of period-correct clothes, muskets, and an obsessive commitment to historical accuracy can teach everyday Americans.

Into the Breeches

What it takes to be a Revolutionary War reenactor

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10h

Obamacare “will be old enough to drive next year, yet it’s somehow the main reason the federal government remains shut down today,” @annielowrey.bsky.social writes:

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

The ACA worked, but nobody seems to know it.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11h

Car shoppers have long waited for Tesla to release cheaper EVs. The company finally did so this week, and even Elon Musk's biggest fans are disappointed, writes Patrick George.

It’s All Catching Up to Tesla

Elon Musk’s embrace of Donald Trump continues to haunt his car company.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11h

“Rip Van Winkle” isn’t just a folktale about a very long nap. It’s a story about the making of America, John Swansburg writes:

America’s Most Famous Nap

How “Rip Van Winkle” became our founding folktale

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

The fastest-selling adult debut novel of the past two decades, “Alchemised,” is a romance that isn’t particularly sexy or upbeat—but has a devoted community, Serena Dai writes.

The Fans Who Made 'Alchemised' a Hit

The fastest-selling adult debut novel of the past two decades is a romance that isn’t particularly sexy or upbeat—but has a devoted community.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

Taylor Swift’s new chart topper is an achievement of e-commerce, not music, argues @skornhaber.bsky.social:

Buy This Album. Now Buy It in Green.

Here’s how Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl just shattered sales records.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson. But for Los Angeles residents, the issue was never really about how the blaze started, Nancy Walecki reports.

L.A. Might Finally Know Who Started the Palisades Fire

But it still doesn’t feel like closure.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h

Trump understood the fundamental realities of the war in Gaza in a way that “the posturing leaders of many other countries did not,” @eliotacohen.bsky.social argues. If he pulls off a peace deal, “he will deserve that gala night in Oslo.”

Trump’s Great Achievement

If the president succeeds in ending the Gaza war, he will deserve a gala night in Oslo.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h

"We are fast approaching the moment when a shutdown stops being a subject of political bluster and starts hurting Americans," Toluse Olorunnipa writes. https://theatln.tc/ntdVSICm

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h

László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize in Literature winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely. Walt Hunter on the political power of his timeless art:

Why the Latest Nobel Prize Winner Makes Perfect Sense

László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14h

Donald Trump might soon find that the same thing making the indictments of officials such as James Comey and Letitia James possible is exactly what will undermine the Justice Department’s ability to win convictions, Quinta Jurecic argues.

Trump’s Revenge Tour

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14h

Groupthink is “harming both our democracy and our individual well-being,” Arthur C. Brooks writes. “Here is how to know if you are falling prey to a collective illusion—and how to break free from it without fear”: https://theatln.tc/V0zUKsse

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15h

See images from around the world, including a long holiday across China, night surfing at a wave pool in Germany, reactions to a cease-fire deal in Gaza and Israel, the last day of Oktoberfest in Germany, and more in the photos of the week:

Photos of the Week: Horn Cupping, Target Practice, Pumpkin Forest

See images from around the world over the past week, including a long holiday across China, night surfing at a wave pool in Germany, reactions to a cease-fire deal in Gaza and Israel, the last day of Oktoberfest in Germany, and much more.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h

María Corina Machado deserves the Nobel Peace Prize she won, Anne Applebaum argues. Here’s what her conversations with Machado last year revealed:

Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h

The Trump administration sees National Guard deployments as a necessary protection for federal law enforcement in dangerous times, Marc Novicoff writes. “Taxpayers should see them as incredibly expensive”:

The National Guard Deployments Are Very, Very Expensive

If the Trump administration wants to reduce crime, it picked an inefficient way to do it.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17h

As the nation fractured, Abraham Lincoln drew on the American Revolution as a project that could redeem the past and heal the present. It’s a lesson for us today, Jake Lundberg writes:

Lincoln’s Revolution

How he used America’s past to rescue its future

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17h

Only 24 years of Eliza Schuyler’s life were spent with Alexander Hamilton, Jane Kamensky writes. What would it mean to write her into the history of America’s founding?

The Many Lives of Eliza Schuyler

She lived for 97 years. Only 24 of them were with Alexander Hamilton.