The Atlantic

November 13, 2024

The Loyalists Are Collecting Their Rewards in Trump’s Cabinet

And Trump wants to bypass the Senate for some of his future appointees—raising concerns about who’s next.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

How Can I Find More Satisfaction in Work?

My job consumes and torments me. There has to be a better way.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Revenge

The president-elect has long demonized intelligence officers and other federal employees. This is how he might come for them.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Revenge

The president-elect has long demonized intelligence officers and other federal employees. This is how he might come for them.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

The Paradox of the Trump Nostalgia Vote

Donald Trump campaigned as the return-to-normal candidate—while promising policies that would unleash fresh chaos.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

AI Can Save Humanity—Or End It

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we need to ensure t...

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

The Democrats Are the HR Department of Political Parties

The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Biden Doesn’t Have Long to Make a Difference in Ukraine

The Ukrainians need the resources to fight, and time is running short.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Richard Price’s Radical, Retrograde Novel

In “Lazarus Man,” he rejects the tropes of contemporary literature.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All

Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

Dorothy Allison’s Life Was a Queer Survival Guide

The Bastard Out of Carolina author, who died last week, modeled the power of honesty in her writing and her life.

The Atlantic

November 12, 2024

What Did the Democrats Do Wrong?

Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

What the Democrats Do Now

Party leaders have spent much of the past six days dissecting what went wrong. Now they’re pitching their vision for the future.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Trump Signals That He’s Serious About Mass Deportation

These are not the staff picks of someone who doesn’t mean what he says.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Elon Musk Didn’t ‘Steal’ the Election

He helped Donald Trump win it.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Voters Just Didn’t Believe in Biden’s Economy

The Democrats never truly addressed the cost-of-living crisis.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

There Really Is a Deep State

It’s nothing like what Donald Trump says it is.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning

If the party doesn’t figure out how to compete in more states, perpetual GOP dominance is all but assured.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024

Some of the winning and honored photographs from this year’s competition

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Are You a Didion or a Babitz? Who Cares.

Lili Anolik's new book compares authors and frenemies Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, but her weakness for gossip obscures the complicated truth...

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

The Key to Complex Life Might Lie Miles Below Our Feet

For a billion years, evolution was stagnant. Did tectonic plates supercharge it?

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

In Praise of Clarity

There is no ambiguity here.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Trump Is Handing China a Golden Opportunity on Climate

Already a leader in clean tech, China may see a new reason to act as leader in addressing climate change, too.

The Atlantic

November 11, 2024

Helping Ukraine Survive Is Up to Europe Now

Trump is closer to Putin than to any of the continent’s democratic leaders.

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

Will Trump Change How We Talk? SNL Thinks So

With America’s rudest man back in the White House, maybe comedy will be funnier. But maybe not.

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

Mother of the Blues

A poem for Sunday

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity

The party went into an election with policies it couldn’t defend—or even explain.

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

The Trump-Whim Economy Is Here

Expectations of who will gain, and who will lose, from the president-elect’s second term are already moving markets.

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

Seven Stories About Promising Medical Discoveries

Read about breakthroughs to treat lupus, a possible birth-control revolution, a food-allergy fix that’s been hiding in plain sight, and more...

The Atlantic

November 10, 2024

Why America Still Doesn’t Have a Female President

Every woman is the wrong woman.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

Apple Picking Isn’t Just About Apples

Walking among the trees, you can find all kinds of abundance.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

The New Republican Coalition

How a broad, diverse alignment of voters propelled Donald Trump’s win

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

The Dark Origins of Impressionism

How the violence and deprivation of war inspired light-filled masterpieces

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

How Good Sleep Became a Business

Sleep is a universal human need, but there’s no universal solution to struggling with it.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

Trump Is the Most Dominant Figure of the 21st Century

He has made himself a spectacle—and inescapable.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

What Utopian Delusions Did to the Democrats

One Democratic congressman wasn’t surprised by Tuesday’s election results.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?

The narrative of America as the land of the free has ceased to be many voters’ top priority.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

The Only Thing Worse Than Talking to Joe Rogan

Not talking to him.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

A Message for America From Ukraine

We know a thing or two about defending democracy. So do you.

The Atlantic

November 9, 2024

The American Global Order Could End

U.S. voters wanted change. The world may pay the price.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

Taxonomy of the Trump Bro

It’s not just one type of talkative dude who has boosted Trump.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

‘You Are the Media Now’

Can legacy media compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality?

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidat...

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

The Strange History Behind the Dutch Soccer Pogroms

Ajax, the Dutch soccer club that Maccabi Tel Aviv played before its fans were attacked in Amsterdam, has long identified itself with Jews.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

The Desperation of Political Comedy

The comedian-to-campaign-influencer pipeline has muddled the genre.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

AI Is Killing the Internet’s Curiosity

Peering into the future of search.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

The Death of Search

AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

Good Vibes Have Their Limit

Kamala Harris’s position in an unpopular White House made her a tricky messenger for idealistic visions of the future.

The Atlantic

November 8, 2024

Democrats Made Too Many Promises

They have tried to do a zillion different things and done them badly at great expense.