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Carolyn Kaster / AP Clinton and Trump Take Arizona
The front-runners grabbed Tuesday’s biggest prize, even as their rivals showed strength in other contests.
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AP/The Atlantic What ISIS Really Wants
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.
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Ruven Afanador The Obama Doctrine
The U.S. president talks through his hardest decisions about America’s role in the world.
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John Locher / AP How Donald Trump Could End the Republican Lock on the Mormon Vote
The GOP front-runner's rhetoric may cost him support in Tuesday’s Utah caucuses, and spell trouble for the party in November.
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Charles Krupa / AP Donald Trump Is a Small Man
In a recent interview with The Washington Post’s editorial board, the GOP front-runner struggled with the truth—and his insecurities.
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Against Empathy
From a moral standpoint, it makes the world worse.
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Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP How Belgium Tried and Failed to Stop Jihadist Attacks
Since November’s carnage in Paris, Belgian authorities have rushed to grapple with Islamist violence, but were stymied by institutional failures, short staffing, and communication struggles.
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Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters People Want Power Because They Want Autonomy
New research suggests being in charge is appealing because it offers freedom—not because it allows people to control others.
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Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP What Americans Don’t Get About Nordic Countries
When U.S. politicians talk about Scandinavian-style social welfare, they fail to explain the most important aspect of such policies: selfishness.
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Chris Keane/Reuters The Unnerving Insecurities of Donald Trump
The Republican front-runner claims he “had no choice” but to publicly discuss his anatomical endowments.
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Jan Buchczik Exercise in Futility
What if physical activity doesn't help people lose weight? New research suggests working out might slow metabolism down.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty What Would Scalia Do?
The late justice would want Merrick Garland to have a fair hearing before the Senate—because that’s the original meaning of the Constitution.
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© Albert Ivan Damanik / Smithsonian.com The Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest
Smithsonian magazine has just announced the winning entries in their 13th annual photo contest.
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Steve Nesius / Reuters Sarah Palin and the Other ‘Revolving Door’
With Palin’s next role—“TV judge”—the line between politics and reality TV has become murkier than ever.
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RYGER / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic What Is a Robot?
The question is more complicated than it seems.
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Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP What’s the Matter With Belgium?
The small nation has become a major source of violent jihadists, both in Syria and Iraq and also inside Europe.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters A Supreme Deadlock
The U.S. high court hands down its first 4-4 ruling since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last month.
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Black Activism, Unchurched
A new generation of young leaders in Baltimore are largely organizing outside of congregations. What does this mean for their movement—and for the church?