The Best of The New Atlantis
9 most popular The New Atlantis articles, as voted by our community.
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The New Atlantis on History
Bacon Bacon Shakespeare Spy — The New Atlantis
What if the works of Shakespeare were Francis Bacon’s way to save the modern world — from himself?
The New Atlantis on Society
‘I don’t want to die’ — New revelations on how Canada ushers the vulnerable to medically aided…
Documents show how MAID helps the poor and disabled to a “beautiful” death
The New Atlantis on Space
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Unsustainable Alarmism — The New Atlantis
Covid has been compared to countless disasters, from wars to hurricanes to terrorist attacks. Sometimes, these comparisons aim to indict officials for failing to act more decisively to protect the…
The Case for a Pandemic Moonshot — The New Atlantis
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed an estimated fifteen million people around the world, ravaged health systems, and destroyed economies. It has also exposed destabilizing divisions at home and abroad,…
How Stewart Made Tucker
A world of authentic, post-spin journalism: The dream Jon Stewart spent a decade making real is now America’s waking nightmare. What did he get so wrong?
«competition for attention and ad revenue had created an alternative media reality entirely separate from what really mattered for the country»
The Secret Life of Leftovers — The New Atlantis
Cheese, curry, beer: We can thank our ancestors who put food scraps to creative use. What we’re leaving our children is garbage.
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