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The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. During his most recent presidential campaign, Donald Trump …