Airfare Is Just the Beginning
Expensive plane tickets are a preview of what could come next.| The Atlantic
Today’s <em>Atlantic </em>Trivia: Chinese Science
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.| The Atlantic
Let a Book Annoy You
Sometimes, an angry note in the margin can be an expression of love.| The Atlantic
The Worst-Case Scenario for AI and the News Is Already Here
Audiovisual evidence is no match for a viral conspiracy theory that Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.| The Atlantic
What Is Twitter’s Legacy, 20 Years Later?
An early Twitter exec reckons with the monster he helped create.| The Atlantic
A Day in Class With Plato, the Melania Trump–Mandated Robot Teacher
Envision a future of humanoid instruction, Melania told us, and … we did.| The Atlantic
The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.| The Atlantic
The Very Powerful Men Who Think Introspection Is Dumb
For some of America’s tech oligarchs, looking inward seems to be a waste of time better spent moving fast and breaking things.| The Atlantic
Cuba Doesn’t Care About Marxism
Washington and Havana used to fight over ideology. That's not true anymore.| The Atlantic
Photos of the Week: Fallas Festival, Butterfly Gathering, Beach Violin
Traditional bull racing in Indonesia, puppies rescued from flooding in Hawaii, humanoid robots in China, and much more| The Atlantic
Kristi Noem Is Gone. Now Mass Deportations Can Really Begin.
DHS has a new leader and a big pot of money to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise.| The Atlantic
The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise
When will Chinese research pull ahead of the U.S.’s?| The Atlantic
The Tension That Defines Modern Life
Most people have a smartphone. But many want to use it less.| The Atlantic
The Surprising Reason for the New Homophobia
Americans are burned-out, frustrated, and hunting for scapegoats.| The Atlantic
Building Tanks While the Ukrainians Master Drones
Ukrainian drones have made artillery and armored vehicles look obsolete. Why is the world still buying them?| The Atlantic
Trump’s Dreams for D.C. Could Soon Hit Reality - The Atlantic
The president will likely find that broad emergency powers do not give him free rein.| The Atlantic
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. - The Atlantic
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.| The Atlantic
The Immigration Pendulum Is Swinging Once Again - The Atlantic
The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.| The Atlantic
Trump’s Mass-Deportation Campaign Hasn’t Really Started Yet - The Atlantic
The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.| The Atlantic
The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles - The Atlantic
But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.| The Atlantic
Stephen Miller Is Going All In - The Atlantic
The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.| The Atlantic
Trump’s Gross Misuse of the National Guard - The Atlantic
The 1992 deployment in Los Angeles proved that troops operate best on the streets when the state is in charge.| The Atlantic
Trump’s Ominous Military Flex in Los Angeles - The Atlantic
Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.| The Atlantic
Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles - The Atlantic
Immigration raids and protests will continue so long as Trump is president. His opponents should do everything they can to stay within the law.| The Atlantic
This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters - The Atlantic
His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition.| The Atlantic
As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out - The Atlantic
Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.| The Atlantic
The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations - The Atlantic
Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.| The Atlantic
Corey Lewandowski Is Too Controversial—Even for Trump - The Atlantic
The president’s former campaign manager was denied an official role in the Department of Homeland Security, but he remains influential.| The Atlantic
Why They Mask - The Atlantic
Veteran ICE officers know face coverings are a bad look. But they’re not coming off anytime soon.| The Atlantic
Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster - The Atlantic
The AI boom wasn’t built for the polycrisis.| The Atlantic
A Radical Message for a Kids’ Movie
Hoppers offers a surprisingly progressive take on the typical talking-animal story.| The Atlantic
Shockingly, ICE Hasn’t Fixed the Airport Crisis
Perhaps because they're not trained to expedite the long lines| The Atlantic
Critics Have a New Way to Describe the Trump Administration
Calling his presidency a “regime” has some benefits, but it underestimates the resilience of the 250-year-old republic.| The Atlantic
A Prison That Offers a Strange Kind of Freedom - The Atlantic
In Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things, a group of captive women discover who they might become beyond the control of men.| The Atlantic
The Madness of Cesar Chavez - The Atlantic
A new biography of the icon shows that saints should be judged guilty until proved innocent.| The Atlantic
The Reason Trump May Pull Back From the Brink
The president is discovering the high stakes of an escalation that damages energy facilities.| The Atlantic
The Countdown to a Ground War
The president wants to avoid a long, messy entanglement, but all of the ground options promise to be just that.| The Atlantic
Today’s <em>Atlantic</em> Trivia: AI Code, Airport Code
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.| The Atlantic
The Evidence That God Exists
Searching for scientific proof for faith misunderstands faith.| The Atlantic
Is The End of NATO Near?
The alliance has been battered by Trump’s threats.| The Atlantic
A Life of Paying Attention
Revisiting Tracy Kidder’s work for The Atlantic| The Atlantic
ICE Might Be Violating America’s Other Bill of Rights
To keep rogue agents in check, we need to look beyond the Constitution.| The Atlantic
The Worst Airport in America
Traveling by plane anywhere is bad right now, but in some places, it’s worse.| The Atlantic
What Was Clavicular?
The internet’s most famous looks-maxxer is far more pernicious than he may seem.| The Atlantic
The Immigration Restriction Trump Won’t Try
Focusing enforcement on employers might be the easiest choice in immigration policy—after all the hard ones are made.| The Atlantic
America Needs a Trimmer - The Atlantic
Some people long for bold, visionary leaders. Others value technocratic expertise. But there’s a third alternative.| The Atlantic
The End of Human Rights - The Atlantic
“If there is an office called ‘Human Rights,’ it seems its employees have closed their eyes and ears.”| The Atlantic
Canceled by Hinge - The Atlantic
People are being banned from dating apps without knowing why.| The Atlantic
The Mystery of the Suspended L-3 Contract - The Atlantic
The story behind the Air Force's contract with a company the Pentagon believes used classified information to help its own international business interests| The Atlantic
The First AI Crisis Is Psychological - The Atlantic
The economic shocks may well be coming, but we have already entered an age of profound uncertainty about ourselves and the world around us.| The Atlantic
Why Some Men Struggle to Keep Up With Friendships - The Atlantic
And how to reimagine those bonds| The Atlantic
The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island - The Atlantic
The Trump administration is contemplating a move that could end or escalate the Iran war.| The Atlantic
December 2019 Issue - The Atlantic
A nation coming apart: articles by Danielle Allen, Caitlin Flanagan, James Mattis, Tom Junod, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Serwer, and others. Plus the demise of "I'm sorry," Texas secessionists, Leslie Jamison on Garry Winogrand, the tribe of Peloton, Queen & Slim, how to raise kind kids, and more.| The Atlantic
Buying a house probably won't make you happier - The Atlantic
Owning a home won’t make you happy. Filling it with love will.| The Atlantic
Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic
Jeffrey Rosen is a contributing writer for The Atlantic and a professor of law at George Washington University. He is the author, most recently, of The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America.| The Atlantic
Gastropod, The Atlantic
Gastropod is a podcast that covers food through the lens of science and history.| The Atlantic
Cynthia Graber, The Atlantic
Cynthia Graber is a writer and audio journalist based in Somerville, Massachusetts, and a co-host of the podcast Gastropod. Her work has appeared in Scientific American and The New Yorker.| The Atlantic
How Brands Are Responding to the George Floyd Protests - The Atlantic
Corporate America is ready to take action ... or something.| The Atlantic
How Callout Culture Reinforces the Street Protests - The Atlantic
As Twitter users expose specific instances of racism in their workplaces and in the media, they help ensure a lasting impact for the protests in the streets.| The Atlantic
I Got Fired Over Zoom During the Coronavirus Pandemic - The Atlantic
It’s as unpleasant and awkward as you’d imagine.| The Atlantic
A Workplace-Diversity Dilemma - The Atlantic
What if the employees best positioned to hire undervalued minority candidates are white men?| The Atlantic
October 2018 Issue - The Atlantic
The crisis in democracy: articles by Anne Applebaum, Stephen Breyer, Jeff Rosen, David Frum, Amy Chua, and others. Plus the price of sports protests, what getting shot taught Elaina Plott about American politics, the brutal truth about climate change, why #brands are not our friends, James Parker on ‘Rick and Morty,’ and more.| The Atlantic
Polarization in Poland: A Warning From Europe - The Atlantic
Polarization. Conspiracy theories. Attacks on the free press. An obsession with loyalty. Recent events in the United States follow a pattern Europeans know all too well.| The Atlantic
How the Constitution Caused Our Dysfunctional Government - The Atlantic
The Founders misread history and established a dysfunctional system of government. A case for a little less reverence.| The Atlantic
Has College Gotten Too Easy? - The Atlantic
Time spent studying is down, but GPAs are up.| The Atlantic
Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic
Yoni Appelbaum is a deputy executive editor at The Atlantic.| The Atlantic
A World Without Work - The Atlantic
For centuries, experts have predicted that machines would make workers obsolete. That moment may finally be arriving. Could that be a good thing?| The Atlantic
The Myth That Americans Are Busier Than Ever - The Atlantic
"How did we get so busy?" the New Yorker asks. Let's define busy. And, while we're at it, let's define we, too.| The Atlantic
The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics - The Atlantic
A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different game?| The Atlantic
Play It Again, Claude
The post Play It Again, Claude appeared first on Economic Innovation Group.| Economic Innovation Group
Are They Still Your Friends if You Never See Them? - The Atlantic
The friendship crisis of American men| The Atlantic
Trump Is Betraying Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protesters - The Atlantic
He toyed with their hopes, raising expectations he never meant to fulfill.| The Atlantic
Lindy West’s Disconcerting New Memoir - The Atlantic
Lindy West’s new memoir describes a strangely politicized version of nonmonogamy.| The Atlantic
Cape Town After Coetzee - The Atlantic
Searching for the Nobel laureate in Cape Town, the city he left behind| The Atlantic
What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind - The Atlantic
The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?| The Atlantic
The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump - The Atlantic
The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.| The Atlantic
The People Who Shun Super-Popular Pop Culture - The Atlantic
“The Pitt,” “Severance,” “Sinners,” you name it: For some reason, the more popular something is, the more likely I am to resist it.| The Atlantic
Boredom Is the Price We Pay for Meaning - The Atlantic
When I became a father, I was forced to reckon with the emotion that consumed my days.| The Atlantic
Is 'Arrival' the Best 'First Contact' Film Ever Made? - The Atlantic
Two Atlantic writers on the very high highs, and (perhaps) the very low lows, of the genre| The Atlantic
Facebook Didn’t Sell Your Data; It Gave It Away - The Atlantic
In exchange for even more data about you from Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Microsoft, and others| The Atlantic
Off-Facebook Activity Is Too Confusing to Be Useful - The Atlantic
Assume that every website you visit tattles on you to the social-media behemoth.| The Atlantic
Donald Trump Never Stopped Running for President - The Atlantic
Most commanders in chief run for the White House to get something done, but the incumbent has always been more interested in running for office than running the government.| The Atlantic
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter.| The Atlantic
Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, in 3 Paragraphs - The Atlantic
What it means for Facebook, for President Trump’s world, and for every American| The Atlantic
Donald Trump Was the 'Perfect Candidate' for Facebook - The Atlantic
A former member of Facebook’s advertising team argues that Team Trump paid far less for ads on Facebook than Hillary Clinton’s campaign.| The Atlantic
Russia's Troll Operation Was Not That Sophisticated - The Atlantic
“If the Internet Research Agency were a start-up media company, they probably would not be picking up a fresh round of venture capital.”| The Atlantic
Did Facebook Give Democrats the Upper Hand? - The Atlantic
Upending predictions, young voters made a strong showing at the polls. Did they go because "everybody's doing it," as they saw on Facebook?| The Atlantic
Sherry Turkle's Call to Reclaim Conversation - The Atlantic
The psychologist argues that replacing face-to-face communication with smartphones is ruining human relationships.| The Atlantic
When the Nerds Go Marching In - The Atlantic
How a dream team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google built the software that drove Barack Obama's reelection| The Atlantic
Only You Can Stop Facebook Hoaxes - The Atlantic
Facebook is cracking down on the fake news stories that plague News Feeds everywhere by asking users to separate fact from fiction.| The Atlantic
Why Are Upworthy Headlines Suddenly Everywhere? - The Atlantic
Their success isn't just about click bait. It goes to the heart of our largest tech companies.| The Atlantic