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The Atlantic news letter

THE ATLANTIC

The Atlantic Sep 9, 2026

A selection of recent and most read stories from The Atlantic to start your day

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Will Taiwan Just Give Up?

By Simon Shuster

The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A deal with China is starting to look inevitable.

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A War of Assassinations

By Michael Scherer

The U.S. and Iran are engaged in a conflict that is massive in scale but personal in nature.

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The Prodigy Problem

By Theo Baker

Leopold Aschenbrenner claimed to know the future of AI. His investors lost billions.

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Misunderstanding Norman Rockwell

By Sebastian Smee

His paintings evoked an American innocence that didn’t exist—and that the nation couldn’t live up to.

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Gianfranco Maitilasso Grossi

Editor, curator, and founder of bilingual platforms focused on cultural critique, legacy-building, and editorial transparency. Based in Spain, active across Europe and Southeast Asia.Championing editorial clarity, mythic publishing, and queer voice.

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