The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

South Dakota Is Buzzing About Kristi Noem’s Future

Some Republicans hope that she stays out of the Senate primary.

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

The DOJ Can’t Keep Up With Trump

Pam Bondi is presiding over an understaffed and overworked department.

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

Is There Anything RFK Jr. Wouldn’t Do in Jeans?

Our health secretary is jeans guy, and he knows it.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

The ‘Hopeless Labor’ of Writing

American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: An Uphill Battle

Ski-mountaineering competitors sprint up the side of a mountain.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

The Day Jesse Jackson Made Me Cry

I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

Longevity Medicine Is Being Oversold

Pouring some cold water on cold plunges

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

Why the Former Prince Andrew Was Arrested

He faces criminal penalties for allegedly leaking government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

Trump’s Backlash to Black History

The efforts to whitewash history call for a new approach to memorializing Black history.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

A New Book Debunks Nudge Policies

A new book buries the Obama-era idea that small shifts in personal behavior can greatly improve the world.

The Atlantic

February 19, 2026

Black History Month Is Radical Now

A nation that wants to forget its past must be reminded of all of it.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

The West’s Winter Has Been a Slow-Moving Catastrophe

Without snow in the mountains, the places that depend on the West’s rivers will hurt for water.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

What’s Behind the GOP’s Push to Demand Proof of Citizenship to Vote

The Trump administration’s support for the SAVE America Act is a ploy to help Republicans win elections.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: A Golden Smile

The joy of Olympic victory

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

The David Frum Show: The End of Reagan-Era Republicanism

Mona Charen on how Trump transformed the conservative movement and what the right got wrong. Plus: Signs of life from America’s guardrails a...