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Homo Orbanicus

A look at how Viktor Orba‡n has created an autocracy in Hungary, a “FŸuhrer democracy” at the heart of Europe. Orba‡n was re-elected with a large majority a few days after this article was published.

IÕm Not Black, IÕm Kanye

Ta-Nehisi Coates on two ÔgodsÕ_Ñ_Michael Jackson and Kanye West, his own fortune Òto come of age in the last days of mysteryÓ before the social feed, fame, and America. As one reader puts it, the writing in this piece is Òbottled lightning.Ó http://bit.ly/atlantic-kanye

The Dictator’s Team

A piece looking at how Syria’s dictatorship has used football to try to win hearts and minds, and the terrible situations players have been put into, even as their national team makes an unlikely bid for World Cup qualification.

McMaster and Commander

A look behind the scenes at how H.R McMaster adapted from the military into his role of National Security Adviser, and the reality of dealing with a boss who takes in little of what you say. His solution was straightforward – “If Mattis was a babysitter, then McMaster was a waiter, presenting the Commander-in-Chief with a menu, and letting him order.” What this didn’t necessarily allow for was any questioning of what was going on the menu.

President In-Law

A profile of Jared Kushner, a man who apparently until recently espoused “inoffensively Bloombergian political values”, now Senior Adviser to his father-in-law, President-Elect Trump.