America needs a war department.

[ad_1] If you want a clear strategy to win the war. Don’t play semantic games using the name of the department responsible for executing the strategy. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. December 5, 2024 at 6:00 AM ET Produced by ElevenLabs and News through sound (Noah) Using AI-powered narration, listen to more stories on …

Winter is ripe – Atlantic Ocean

[ad_1] It’s not only warmer. But it’s also wet. Illustration by Paul Spella/The Atlantic. Source: Getty. December 5, 2024, 9:03 a.m. ET Produced by ElevenLabs and News through sound (Noah) Using AI-powered narration, listen to more stories on the Noa app. Updated at 12:47 PM ET December 5, 2024. Bing Crosby’s rendition of “White Christmas” …

How Fragile Is Our Vaccine Infrastructure?

[ad_1] Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Anti-vaccine sentiment is, more or less, as old as vaccines. When Cotton Mather promoted inoculations against smallpox in the 1720s, someone threw a firebomb through his window with a message attached: “Mather, you dog, Damn you, I’ll inoculate you with this.” …

The charm of smoking has returned again.

[ad_1] The coolness of cigarettes has proven difficult to shake. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. December 5, 2024, 4:14 p.m. This is the Time-Travel Thursday edition, a journey through. atlantic oceanA storehouse to contextualize the present and reveal delightful treasures. Register here The allure of smoking is hard to prove. Although smoking in America …