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# The Atlantic
- URL: https://www.truthdead.com/the-atlantic/
- Published: 2025-11-19T23:45:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-19T23:45:21.000Z
- Author: Gianfranco Maitilasso Grossi

*One Story to Read Today* *highlights a single newly published—or newly relevant—*Atlantic *story that’s worth your time.*

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Just to laugh or cry

[Trump’s Self-Damning Response to a Legitimate QuestionThe president scolded a reporter for “embarrassing” Mohammed bin Salman. But MBS seemed less aggrieved than Trump.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785.png)The AtlanticGraeme Wood![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original.jpg)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2lkZWFzLzIwMjUvMTEvdHJ1bXAtbWJzLXNhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS1raGFzaG9nZ2kvNjg0OTc4Lz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249b25lLXN0b3J5LXRvLXJlYWQtdG9kYXkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMTkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MWExNGVmOGEzMDI4ZjMwMzgxOGFkNWI/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bC957c9af7?ref=truthdead.com)

[Trump’s Eye-Popping Postelection WindfallEven though his campaign ended a year ago, the president hasn’t stopped fundraising.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-1.png)The AtlanticMichael Scherer, Ashley Parker![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original.png)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjUvMTEvdHJ1bXAtZnVuZHJhaXNpbmctYmFsbHJvb20vNjg0OTYzLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249b25lLXN0b3J5LXRvLXJlYWQtdG9kYXkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMTkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MWExNGVmOGEzMDI4ZjMwMzgxOGFkNWI/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB0ade6928?ref=truthdead.com)

[The Matcha ProblemFirst came the viral videos. Then came the shortages.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-2.png)The AtlanticEllen Cushing![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original-1.png)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2N1bHR1cmUvMjAyNS8xMS9tYXRjaGEtc2hvcnRhZ2UtZm9vZC10cmVuZC82ODQ5MzQvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1vbmUtc3RvcnktdG8tcmVhZC10b2RheSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDI1MTExOSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYxYTE0ZWY4YTMwMjhmMzAzODE4YWQ1Yg/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB3d96ce8f?ref=truthdead.com)

# Most Popular on *The Atlantic*

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[The End of the American EmpireThe historian Margaret MacMillan on the impact of the Trump-led American withdrawal from world leadership. Plus: David on the corrupting effects of lavish foreign gifts to Trump, and Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-3.png)The AtlanticDavid Frum![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original-1.jpg)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3BvZGNhc3RzLzIwMjUvMTEvdGhlLWRhdmlkLWZydW0tc2hvdy1tYXJnYXJldC1tYWNtaWxsYW4vNjg0OTgxLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249b25lLXN0b3J5LXRvLXJlYWQtdG9kYXkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMTkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MWExNGVmOGEzMDI4ZjMwMzgxOGFkNWI/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB490eae26?ref=truthdead.com)

[RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is SpreadingThe NIH is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-4.png)The AtlanticKatherine J. Wu![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original-2.jpg)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2hlYWx0aC8yMDI1LzExL25paC1wYW5kZW1pYy1taWFzbWEvNjg0OTc5Lz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249b25lLXN0b3J5LXRvLXJlYWQtdG9kYXkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMTkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MWExNGVmOGEzMDI4ZjMwMzgxOGFkNWI/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB4a36baa2?ref=truthdead.com)

[‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-5.png)The AtlanticRose Horowitch![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original-2.png)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2lkZWFzLzIwMjUvMTEvbWF0aC1kZWNsaW5lLXVjc2QvNjg0OTczLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249b25lLXN0b3J5LXRvLXJlYWQtdG9kYXkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyNTExMTkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MWExNGVmOGEzMDI4ZjMwMzgxOGFkNWI/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB0dc70e8b?ref=truthdead.com)

[Whoa-zempic!The next wave of obesity drugs is pushing the limits of weight loss.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-152x152-aafde20dd981a38fcd549b29b2b3b785-7.png)The AtlanticRoxanne Khamsi![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/d5/cfd5c74f-e78a-43ea-ad52-365f274f5037/content/images/thumbnail/original.gif)](https://link.theatlantic.com/click/42626481.71933/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2hlYWx0aC8yMDI1LzExL25ldy1kcnVncy13ZWlnaHQtbG9zcy82ODQ5NzcvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1vbmUtc3RvcnktdG8tcmVhZC10b2RheSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDI1MTExOSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYxYTE0ZWY4YTMwMjhmMzAzODE4YWQ1Yg/61a14ef8a3028f303818ad5bB695daa5a?ref=truthdead.com)

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