The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

The Big Story: Signalgate, One Year Later

Jeffrey Goldberg and Adrienne LaFrance discuss reporting on national security and the political fallout after the Signal story.

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

The AI-Panic Cycle—And What’s Actually Different Now

Are we in another acceleration phase for AI?

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

Our Olympians Are Being Put in an Impossible Position

American athletes have been asked to account for Trump—then attacked for doing so.

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

The Washington Post’s Books Section Worked

Why the editor of the scuttled review pages believes that the paper’s subscribers know better than its leaders

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

Gisèle Pelicot’s Extraordinary Memoir

Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is an astonishingly honest look at her life with a man who did the unthinkable.

The Atlantic

February 20, 2026

Don’t Discount Iran’s Internal Opposition

The Islamic Republic takes domestic critics seriously. Other oppositionists should, too.

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

Today's Atlantic Trivia Questions and Answers, Week 18

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.

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...

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers

The well-off have no experience with the job market that might be coming.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

Europe and Canada Are Like the Kids in an Ugly Divorce

Europe and Canada seek “strategic balance” between Washington and Beijing but often just get caught in the middle.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

College Enters Its Chain-Store Era

Elite universities are taking the concept of a satellite campus to its logical extreme.

The Atlantic

February 18, 2026

Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks

The ouster of the spokesperson Dave Butler, a colonel, shows that the defense secretary’s culling is far from over.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Do Not Be Cynical About Jesse Jackson

He was never the caricature his critics wanted him to be.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Censorship Comes for the TV Talk Show

The Trump administration is accelerating its assault on free speech.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

The Post-Chatbot Era Has Begun

Americans are starting to embrace bots that are much more powerful than ChatGPT.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: In Pursuit

A team of three speed skaters moves as one.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

This Olympics Is Leaning Hard Into Mixed-Gender Events

At Milan Cortina, every major sport category but ice hockey features men and women competing together.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

The top entries in this year’s open contest were just announced, selected from more than 430,000 images from more than 200 countries and ter...

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

The Republicans Made Peace With Science

The Trump administration’s hostility to science is real, but it isn’t matched by the rest of the GOP.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Europe Has Received the Message

Without America to rely on, the EU is gearing up to be a global power in its own right.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

How American Kids Got So Picky

Before the 20th century, children happily ate the same food as adults. What happened?

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Seeing Ourselves in America’s Unfinished Revolution

Readers respond to our November 2025 issue.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

How Toni Morrison Saw History

In her novels, she located the missing story of Black America.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

For Europe, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

Marco Rubio was more civil than J. D. Vance had been, but the message to longtime allies was the same.

The Atlantic

February 17, 2026

Marco Rubio’s Impressive Speech

The secretary of state sought not only to reassure but to rally Europeans.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

Robert Duvall: A Different Kind of Leading Man

The actor could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Snow Jump

A ski jumper flies through a flurry of snowflakes.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

‘Iron Lung’: A YouTuber Pays His Own Way Into Hollywood

One of the year’s biggest box-office hits thus far came as a surprise—except to the director’s 38 million–plus subscribers.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

The Founders Opposed 'Nationalized' Elections

The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

America Needs Self-Evident Truths

The public reaction to the violence in Minneapolis suggests that we have held on to our sense of universal morality.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

How Many Wolves Is Enough?

Now that thousands live in the United States, some people would like to kill more of them.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

150 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1876

A collection of images showing events and sights from around the world in 1876—the year the United States celebrated its 100th anniversary w...

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

Why Young Voters Are Turning on Trump

Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.

The Atlantic

February 16, 2026

Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own Success

Bitcoin, which has been plummeting in value, has come to feel less like a rebel upstart, more like an eccentric uncle.

The Atlantic

February 15, 2026

Where Trump Went Wrong in His Quest for the Nobel Prize

In exclusive interviews, Norway's prime minister and the head of the Nobel Institute tell Isaac Stanley-Beckett and Simon Shuster how they h...

The Atlantic

February 15, 2026

Marco Rubio Doesn't Get It

The Trump administration continues to lambast friends and empower foes.