The Atlantic Magazine - May 2017

In this issue

In this issue:

Alec Baldwin Gets Under Trump’s Skin BY CHRIS JONES Comedy and tragedy in an age of political chaos

Mexico’s Revenge BY FRANKLIN FOER Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error—underestimating his victim. The response could be devastating.

Frank and Steven’s Excellent Corporate- Raiding Adventure
BY FRANK PARTNOY AND STEVEN DAVIDOFF SOLOMON What happened when two law professors tried activist investing and much more...

The Plan to End Europe

Why does Donald Trump want to undo the post–World War II order?

8 mins

Jet-Age Chic

Eero Saarinen’s soaring TWA terminal was an icon of mid-century cool. Now it’s being reincarnated as an airport hotel.

4 mins

Apps for Refugees

How technology helps in a humanitarian crisis

5 mins

Mexico's Revenge

By antagonizing the U.S.’s neighbor to the south, Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error: He has underestimated his victim. On issues ranging from counterterrorism to China, the Mexican response could be devastating.

10+ mins

Alec Baldwin Gets Under Trump's Skin

Comedy and tragedy in an age of political chaos

10+ mins

How Late-Night Comedy Fueled the Rise of Trump

A MONTH AFTER the election, Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show, published an op-ed in The New York Times that sought to position himself and his show as instruments of healing in a broken land.

10 mins

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