The cycle of violence will continue as long as the medium doesn’t change.| The Atlantic
The early picture of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin complicates many assumptions.| The Atlantic
Spencer Cox delivered a plea for calm and conciliation that contrasted heavily with the president’s remarks this week.| The Atlantic
Why is the online right having such a hard time recognizing that?| The Atlantic
Lee Lai’s Cannon builds up to an earthshaking moment when its protagonist’s anxiety can no longer be contained.| The Atlantic
A cattle drive in Germany, anti-government protests in France and Nepal, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York, surfing Chihuahuas in California, and much more| The Atlantic
Forty years after Spinal Tap, history’s most hapless band turns it up to 11 one last time.| The Atlantic
KPop Demon Hunters transforms loving your favorite artist from a hobby into an act of creation itself.| The Atlantic
“We give them all A’s, and they give us all fives.”| The Atlantic
The skill set required to succeed online may not always translate to effective law enforcement.| The Atlantic
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.| The Atlantic
To certain members of the opposition, the Caribbean anticartel operation seems to promise long-awaited salvation.| The Atlantic
ICE won’t say.| The Atlantic
A conversation with former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.| The Atlantic
The modern parade of digital gore is corrosive for society.| The Atlantic
Most Americans do not want civil war. Anyone who is declaring it should stop.| The Atlantic
Anti-government protests in Nepal on Monday, which followed a ban on social-media apps, were met with deadly force by riot police. Reacting to that violence, demonstrators returned the next day, burning many government buildings and forcing the prime minister to resign.| The Atlantic
Charlie Kirk’s murder was one of the worst moments in recent American history.| The Atlantic
Try my protocol for a happy start to the day and see what works for your own well-being.| The Atlantic
Robert F. Kennedy’s to-do list just got longer.| The Atlantic
In her new memoir, Kamala Harris takes on the issue that has haunted Democrats for more than a year.| The Atlantic
Rather than condemning violence and calling for unity, the president of the United States accused his political opposition of being accessories to murder.| The Atlantic
And his conservative-media empire gets its new leader.| The Atlantic
Trumponomics isn’t about economics. It’s about creating pain and demanding tribute.| The Atlantic
How far are they willing to go to limit its harms?| The Atlantic
In 1952, its peak year in the U.S., polio outbreaks left nearly 21,000 victims paralyzed and 3,000 dead. After the country introduced a vaccine, which became widely available in 1955, cases in the U.S. dropped to fewer than 100 per year within a decade.| The Atlantic
The Abraham Accords rested on a commitment that the Israeli settler right wants to break.| The Atlantic
This is when the world finds out whether the United States remains committed to Europe’s defense.| The Atlantic
The conservative activist was one of the most influential unelected people in America.| The Atlantic
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.| The Atlantic
The post-liberal American right set out to destroy the guardrails that restrained anti-Semitism, without giving any thought to what might happen next.| The Atlantic
The rise of “smartphones on wheels” is ushering in cybersecurity risks that have never before existed on America’s roads.| The Atlantic
Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.| The Atlantic
A professor at the Institute discovered that his students were quietly meeting outside class to write verse. What might it mean for the future of AI?| The Atlantic
Elon Musk’s grand vision is coming into focus.| The Atlantic
In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with extinct creatures.| The Atlantic
Explore stories on Trump’s private cellphone, the job-market competition between AI and college grads, and more.| The Atlantic
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.| The Atlantic
Carlo Acutis can be seen as relatable—or deeply strange.| The Atlantic
The tidiest explanation for the pop star’s success is that she befriended an underestimated audience of girls and young women. That’s only part of the story.| The Atlantic
Was your kid’s report card written by a chatbot?| The Atlantic
Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work.| The Atlantic
The end of critical thinking in the classroom| The Atlantic
Lawsuits, lawsuits, and more lawsuits| The Atlantic
A close read of Hamas’s founding documents clearly shows its intentions.| The Atlantic
The office was, until a few decades ago, the last stronghold of fashion formality. Silicon Valley changed that.| The Atlantic
The first known Mr. Darcy to take the stage, in 1899, was a woman.| The Atlantic
Fictional portrayals of computer sentience reveal not only what we want from this technology, but also what we know about the fallibility of humans.| The Atlantic
The U.S. won the Civil War. So why is the administration so keen on the Confederate side?| The Atlantic
Only part of the left’s most promising political party even wants to win elections or come to power.| The Atlantic
A lawmaker from Missouri bucked his party and held 15 public events this week. Here’s what he heard.| The Atlantic
The president’s accomplishments are considerable, but on his signature issue of preserving democracy, he failed spectacularly.| The Atlantic
The coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy Carter.| The Atlantic
Republicans aren’t the only party putting tribal loyalty ahead of basic truth.| The Atlantic
On the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death, his murder weapon goes on display in Mississippi.| The Atlantic
No one should confuse a bland interstate chain with a real slice of Americana.| The Atlantic
At the tryouts for the first professional women’s baseball league in the U.S. in more than 70 years| The Atlantic
The state is ever more insistent on a reality at odds with people’s experience. That’s not a good sign for progress.| The Atlantic
Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Trump appointees are supersizing ICE.| The Atlantic
America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics, David Frum argues. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enemies and undermine that system.| The Atlantic
A clever new paper puts concrete numbers to the taxes paid by members of the Forbes 400.| The Atlantic
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.| The Atlantic
The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.| The Atlantic
A former jihadist has remade himself in a bid to remake a scarred and divided country.| The Atlantic
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.| The Atlantic
AI can be used to automate tasks—and entire jobs. But it could also be designed to collaborate with humans. David Autor and James Manyika on why we should focus on the latter:| The Atlantic
The infamous parasite’s methods are more complex and more sinister than anyone suspected.| The Atlantic
An audience with the former Republican leader| The Atlantic
An exclusive look at how Alphabet understands its most ambitious artificial intelligence project| The Atlantic
Republicans are right to criticize Europe for attacking free expression, even if that makes them hypocritical.| The Atlantic
Without real reform, Americans might just end up eating more junk food.| The Atlantic
The video platform is quietly using AI to “improve clarity” in uploaded content. Why?| The Atlantic
The little guy who got to the top of the Buddy List was inspired by postwar American imagery.| The Atlantic
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.| The Atlantic
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.| The Atlantic
Donald Trump is not a Fascist, but his campaign style shares some notable things in common with the Italian dictator's approach to politics.| The Atlantic
Years and years of research add up to an uncomfortable reality: The connection between social media and mental health is more complicated than it seems.| The Atlantic
Products glorifying youth are being sold to actual youth.| The Atlantic
The struggling chain is still alive, but its version of childhood might not be.| The Atlantic
A Lithuanian MP on what Europe must do as the U.S. steps back| The Atlantic
The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.| The Atlantic
The right claims to loathe technocracy—but it has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government.| The Atlantic
Biden has inadvertently encouraged vulnerable nations to seek the ultimate shield.| The Atlantic
The speed with which the Trump administration took the agency apart will be felt for years to come.| The Atlantic
A conversation with Nicholas Florko about how the health overhaul of the country is coming along| The Atlantic
Which flavor of socialism would the mayoral candidate bring to New York City?| The Atlantic
Philosophically, intellectually—in every way—human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence.| The Atlantic
Explore stories about how friendship could be the foundation of lasting love, the elite-college students who can’t read books, and more.| The Atlantic
Plus, panelists joined to discuss the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.| The Atlantic
Nobody is prepared for how AI will transform academia.| The Atlantic
Female shoppers are being pushed toward buy-now-pay-later services.| The Atlantic
How free time gets conscripted into the service of work| The Atlantic
Bolstering democracies will take global cooperation.| The Atlantic
