The Old Campaign Playbook Is Dead - The Atlantic
How influencers, podcasts, and AI are rewriting the rules of political campaigns| The Atlantic
The J6 Rioter Now Working at the Pentagon
His hiring is part of a dangerous trend in the Trump administration.| The Atlantic
<em>Obsession</em> Knows What the TikTok Generation Fears Most
Avoiding vulnerability comes with ghastly consequences.| The Atlantic
The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate
Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won.| The Atlantic
You Might Soon Own a Piece of SpaceX
Whether you want to or not| The Atlantic
Comedy’s Biggest Stand-Up Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man
Nate Bargatze’s big-screen experiment is a bust.| The Atlantic
What Dogs See That We Can’t
Consciousness separates us from machines. Need convincing? Just take a good look at a faithful canine.| The Atlantic
The Republicans Who Impugn Talarico’s Manhood
Attacks on the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas show the GOP’s narrow, anxious definition of masculinity.| The Atlantic
Photos of the Week: Kite Chase, River Float, Night Harvest
A pink-soup festival in Lithuania, wild horses in Germany, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a gathering of Marilyn Monroe look-alikes in California, and much more| The Atlantic
Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable
Flipping the kill switch is a potent exercise of authoritarian control.| The Atlantic
The Vicious Beating That Reshaped America
Two books about the 1856 caning of a senator show how words can incite violence—and also help defeat it.| The Atlantic
Don’t Worry! That Was Almost Certainly the Last Graham Platner Scandal!
A very not-panicked note from the Platner campaign| The Atlantic
Yet More Damning Revelations About Graham Platner
Voters may be questioning the Senate candidate’s claims that he is a changed man.| The Atlantic
Trump Thinks His Administration Is ‘Like Pirates’
They’re seizing ships, plundering cargo, and inflicting casualties on the high seas.| The Atlantic
The World Cup of Ugh
Why isn’t this more fun?| The Atlantic
California Democrats’ Pyrrhic Victory
They avoided the worst-case scenario in the governor’s race, but their dysfunctional primary does not bode well.| The Atlantic
Trump’s Name Is Disappearing From More Than Just the Kennedy Center
Lawyers are ordering staff to remove Trump from email signatures, letterhead, webpages, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, and more.| The Atlantic
What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander
Political skullduggery is as old as the republic.| The Atlantic
The Alligator Alcatraz Boondoggle
The immigrant-detention facility, which may soon be shut down, has been a cruel and costly publicity stunt.| The Atlantic
The Iran War Isn’t Only Trump’s to End
A good-enough settlement for the United States may not satisfy its Israeli partners.| The Atlantic
Maine Has a Graham Platner Problem
Are we really going to do this again?| The Atlantic
How to Save Marriage
To find a future for the institution, we need to accurately account for its wildly varying past.| The Atlantic
Is the GOP Starting to Defy Trump?
Republicans aren’t automatically falling in line anymore.| The Atlantic
Why Reading Is Now Restless
AI has already changed writing. Now the technology is changing what it means to read.| The Atlantic
What to Read to Really Understand Music
These memoirs, primers, and histories make up a captivating syllabus that will help explain what you hear.| The Atlantic
How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall - The Atlantic
The field’s future lies in reclaiming parts of its past that it willingly abandoned.| The Atlantic
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: The Words That Remade America - The Atlantic
The significance of the Gettysburg Address| The Atlantic
The Cosby Show and Barack Obama - The Atlantic
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.| The Atlantic
Why I’ve Never Believed in ‘Believe Women’ - The Atlantic
The Biden allegations reveal the weakness of the #MeToo movement’s rallying cry.| The Atlantic
The Apple Vision Pro Is Spectacular and Sad - The Atlantic
A dispatch from the gypsum dunes of cyberspace| The Atlantic
How to Be Anti-Semitic and Get Away With It - The Atlantic
Too many communities have developed ways to excuse or otherwise ignore prejudice.| The Atlantic
Facebook's Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls - The Atlantic
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that social media is causing real damage to adolescents.| The Atlantic
Elon Musk Is Bad at This - The Atlantic
The Musk era of Twitter has so far been defined by unhinged tweets, fleeing advertisers, and botched layoffs.| The Atlantic
Atlantic Trivia, May 27, 2026: Portmanteaus - The Atlantic
In publishing, what relatively new portmanteau refers to a genre that sets love stories within magical or supernatural worlds?| The Atlantic
The Iran Deal Is in the Hands of a Terrible Negotiator - The Atlantic
Trump will try to spin it, but he’s ill-equipped to gain any real concessions.| The Atlantic
ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship - The Atlantic
OpenAI’s chatbot also said “Hail Satan.”| The Atlantic
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? - The Atlantic
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.| The Atlantic
Progressive Christianity’s Bleak Future - The Atlantic
Pope Francis leaves behind a Church that is moving away from the faith he championed.| The Atlantic
‘A Very Christian Concept’ - The Atlantic
The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.| The Atlantic
Conservatives and the False Romance of Russia - The Atlantic
American conservatives who find themselves identifying with Putin’s regime refuse to see the country for what it actually is.| The Atlantic
End Tourism to Antarctica Now - The Atlantic
Take Antarctica off your travel bucket list.| The Atlantic
The End of Reality - The Atlantic
The digital manipulation of video may make the current era of “fake news” seem quaint.| The Atlantic
How COVID-19 Changes Our Sleep - The Atlantic
The coronavirus can cause insomnia and long-term changes in our nervous systems. But sleep could also be a key to ending the pandemic.| The Atlantic
The Antitrust Theory of Everything - The Atlantic
Democrats are in thrall to the idea that corporate consolidation is America’s biggest, and maybe only, problem.| The Atlantic
The Sporting Event Where Everyone Is Doping - The Atlantic
Athletes at the Enhanced Games were bigger—but not exactly better.| The Atlantic
Our National Debt Is a Problem - The Atlantic
If you’re not worried about this country’s fiscal outlook, you’re not paying attention.| The Atlantic
Why Isn't Eliot Engel in New York? - The Atlantic
Where should a member of Congress be right now?| The Atlantic
Trump’s War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat - The Atlantic
Even the president’s supporters are alarmed.| The Atlantic
I Am Begging You to Read Terry Pratchett - The Atlantic
One of England’s funniest writers is in danger of being lost to history.| The Atlantic
Some Lawmakers Want a Gerrymandering Truce - The Atlantic
Some think it could lead to a change in the political system.| The Atlantic
How Trump Misses the Point of Triumphal Arches - The Atlantic
For American artists and architects, the structures embody the virtues and vulnerabilities of the republic. The president’s proposal breaks the pattern.| The Atlantic
America Should Be More Like Operation Warp Speed
Here’s what every federal agency needs to learn from the phenomenal success of Operation Warp Speed.| Gary Hamel
How Women Are Harassed Out of Science - The Atlantic
The discrimination young researchers endure makes America’s need for STEM workers even greater.| The Atlantic
Universities May Be Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Graduate Students - The Atlantic
Universities themselves may be contributing to burnout.| The Atlantic
The 'Dead-Internet Theory' Is Wrong but Feels True - The Atlantic
A conspiracy theory spreading online says the whole internet is now fake. It’s ridiculous, but possibly not that ridiculous?| The Atlantic
Not Even Baby Yoda Can Save ‘Star Wars’ - The Atlantic
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” is the franchise’s least essential entry yet.| The Atlantic
David Brooks: Something Is Going Right at Universities - The Atlantic
There’s a lot going right at universities, if you’re only willing to see it.| The Atlantic
‘The Destruction of the Civil Service Is Our National Loss’ - The Atlantic
Readers respond to our February 2026 issue and more.| The Atlantic
John Roberts’s Decades-Long Project to Neuter the Voting Rights Act - The Atlantic
The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.| The Atlantic
How Nature Resets Our Minds and Bodies - The Atlantic
The research behind an understanding that natural environments refocus our attention, lessening stress and hastening healing| The Atlantic
Trump’s Visit to China - The Atlantic
Panelists joined to discuss what the summit in Beijing may mean for the U.S. and China.| The Atlantic
Xi Jinping Was Only Humoring Trump - The Atlantic
In Beijing, a lame-duck president personified the decline of American power.| The Atlantic
America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans - The Atlantic
Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.| The Atlantic
Is Elon Musk Right About Big Government? - The Atlantic
Should Democrats work with Elon Musk?| The Atlantic
National Security - The Atlantic
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October 2025 Issue - The Atlantic
How originalism killed the Constitution, the greatest boxing match of all time, and what Iran will do next. Plus the invention of Judd Apatow, America’s public servants deserved better, John Cheever’s secrets, The Tale of Genji, the genius of Taylor Swift, a Spinal Tap reboot, Lisette Model’s jazz images, and more.| The Atlantic
A New Theory of American Foreign Policy - The Atlantic
The United States can—and must—wield its power for good.| The Atlantic
The Blob Meets the Heartland - The Atlantic
Foreign policy should work better for America’s middle class.| The Atlantic
William J. Burns: A Letter to America's Discarded Public Servants - The Atlantic
You all deserved better.| The Atlantic
The World Cup Worry List - The Atlantic
The World Cup will bring millions of visitors to the U.S. amid an “extremely high” threat level.| The Atlantic
The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.| The Atlantic
Ron DeSantis took over a college in Florida. Now what? - The Atlantic
The populist right has portrayed New College as a notorious example of indoctrination in higher education—a narrative that does not withstand scrutiny.| The Atlantic
Sean Duffy Wants You to Take a Road Trip While Gas Prices Skyrocket - The Atlantic
The transportation secretary’s new reality show comes at an inopportune time.| The Atlantic
A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida - The Atlantic
The Brightline has been hailed as the future of high-speed rail in the United States, but it has one big, unignorable problem.| The Atlantic
Can America's Trains Handle the World Cup? - The Atlantic
The nation’s railway system is destined to lose.| The Atlantic
The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly - The Atlantic
Imagine what happens if jobs actually start disappearing.| The Atlantic
Why Reactionaries Are Taking Over the World - The Atlantic
Why reactionaries are taking over the world| The Atlantic
Stephen Miller in Retreat - The Atlantic
The once-powerful aide’s influence has quietly diminished.| The Atlantic
Checkmate in Iran - The Atlantic
Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.| The Atlantic
Apeirophobia: The Fear of Eternity - The Atlantic
Which is scarier: death or everlasting life?| The Atlantic
Peter Thiel’s ‘Fresh and Strange’ Ideas Are Certainly the Latter - The Atlantic
Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.| The Atlantic
Peter Meijer Voted to Impeach. Can He Survive in the GOP? - The Atlantic
After January 6, Peter Meijer thought he could help lead the Republican Party away from an abyss. Now he laughs at his own naïveté.| The Atlantic
The Rise of Emotional Surveillance - The Atlantic
Companies are monitoring workers not just for productivity but for agreeability.| The Atlantic
Trump’s Struggle to Find an Off-Ramp From the Iran War - The Atlantic
Panelists joined to discuss the questions surrounding the ongoing conflict, and more.| The Atlantic
Noah Hawley, The Atlantic
Noah Hawley is the creator of the FX series Fargo and Alien: Earth, and the author of the novel Anthem.| The Atlantic
Is Marco Rubio the Happiest Cabinet Member? - The Atlantic
While his colleagues deal with war and controversy, he’s laughing and talking in rap lyrics.| The Atlantic
The Perverse Consequences of the Easy A - The Atlantic
In the era of grade inflation, students at top colleges are more stressed than ever.| The Atlantic
What an Ivy League Education Really Gets You - The Atlantic
Economists have a new theory of why graduates of top colleges have so much career success.| The Atlantic
The Perverse Tyranny of a Perfect Transcript - The Atlantic
“Putting a perfect GPA in reach of so many students perversely deters them from taking classes that could threaten it,” Joshua Greene writes. “We should liberate our students from the tyranny of the impeccable transcript”:| The Atlantic
Hey, I Need to Talk to You About This Brilliant Obama Email Scheme - The Atlantic
Oh good, you clicked! Don't thank me. Thank the Obama campaign and its genius tinker-tailor-subject-line operation.| The Atlantic
How to Make Perfect Coffee - The Atlantic
The science of what makes coffee great| The Atlantic
My Role as a ‘Complicit’ Journalist - The Atlantic
Algorithms turn nuanced articles into rage bait that helps fuel political violence.| The Atlantic
The Era of Rational Discourse Is Over - The Atlantic
For Jürgen Habermas, who died in March, the essence of democracy was thoughtful back-and-forth argument.| The Atlantic