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April 28, 2026

How the 2-hour Marathon Was Broken

Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier represents one of sport's greatest achievements in human endurance. This groundbreaking feat required...

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April 27, 2026

The Shooting Is Not a Reason to Speedrun Trump’s Ballroom

The safe outcome on Saturday makes the case for deliberation and care.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

To Get a Comedy Into Theaters, Hide the Comedy

One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

Can We Make Events Like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Safer?

Yes, but some level of risk is inevitable in a free society.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

The Briefly Introspective President

Trump was unusually calm, gracious, and reflective this weekend.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026

A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored photographs. Nearly 9,000 entries were submitted to organizers by member photographe...

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

Vance Doubts the Pentagon’s Depiction of the Iran War

The vice president is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

The American Pope vs. the American President

The pontiff has proved unwilling to subordinate his faith to politics, or to adjust his commitment to the Gospel in exchange for access to p...

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 27, 2026: Gas and Taxes

What fraction visible at basically every U.S. gas station originated as a parsimonious response to a 1932 one-penny gas tax?

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April 27, 2026

Conservatives Must Fight Monster They Helped Create

The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency, breaking the constitutional balance in the process.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

The Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Security Success

But it’s time to rethink security at an event that is clearly so vulnerable.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

How Shakespeare Brought Down McCarthy

A new book on the Red Scare prompts the question: Does literature still have enough influence to bring down the powerful?

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

What Happens If Trump Nationalizes the AI Industry?

The Trump administration could exert much greater control over the AI industry.

The Atlantic

April 27, 2026

Maybe the Most Senior Members of Government Shouldn’t Be in the Same Room

Recent security incidents reveal critical vulnerabilities in governmental protocols regarding executive leadership concentration. When senio...

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

The Most Frightening Shooters Are the Smart Ones

A manifesto-like email allegedly sent by the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter suggests a murderous obsession with Trump’s politics...

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

Security at the Washington Hilton Did Its Job

Tragedy was averted at a Washington hotel, but such moments will happen again.

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

The President’s Unprotected Junior Advisers

An incident at a high-profile political gathering exposed critical gaps in security protocols for junior administration staff. The incident...

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

After the Shooting, MAGA Is Unusually Quiet

Instead of a crackdown on his enemies, Trump wants his ballroom.

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

Two poems by Luis Muñoz: ‘Love’ and ‘The Moment’s Questions in the Air’

None

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April 26, 2026

Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Requiring schools to endorse biblical laws is both unconstitutional and counterproductive.

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

How Netanyahu Hurt America’s Jews

The Israeli prime minister’s focus is, as always, on himself and his near-term political needs. The plight of American Jews is simply not hi...

The Atlantic

April 26, 2026

A Shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

A dispatch from the chaotic scene at the Washington Hilton

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

How Trump Voters Are Reacting to the Economy

Panelists joined to discuss the president’s recent polling numbers, and more.

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

The Case Against the U.K. Smoking Ban

All who value liberty should be concerned about its logic.

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

The Strange Comfort of a Rewatch

Even in the age of infinite options, people keep returning to the movies, shows, songs, and books they know by heart.

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

Can Thomas Massie Survive the Trump Barrage?

The president’s loudest GOP critic is trying to stay in Congress.

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

Where Is Tulsi Gabbard?

Her irrelevance during a war suggests that America doesn’t need a director of national intelligence.

The Atlantic

April 25, 2026

Why Silicon Valley Is Turning to the Catholic Church

Priests and theologians want to shape the future of AI. Big Tech is listening.

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You’re Human

And he has a way to prove it.

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

How Short-Form Clips Took Over the Internet

You’re not watching the show. You’re watching the clips.

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

A ‘Let Them’ theory of Ideas

Dig into the backstory of any original thought, and you’ll find that its source is likely mysterious and communal.

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 24, 2026: New Deal, Old Dynasty

What Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 stopped exploration and de-emphasized scientific learning (despite making some fabulous va...

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

Photos of the Week: Fallen Robot, Scooter Waterfall, Sunrise Panorama

Traditional horseback archery in Japan, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in Beijing, a sci-fi festival in England, a golf tournament in Louisi...

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

Photos of the Week: Giant Octopus, Scooter Waterfall, Sunrise Panorama

Traditional horseback archery in Japan, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in Beijing, a sci-fi festival in England, a golf tournament in Louisi...

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

James Talarico’s Tough Sell

In deep-red evangelical Texas, does his brand of Christian politics have a chance?

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

The Schools Where Anti-Racism Backfired

How an “ideological purity spiral” derailed some of America’s most promising classrooms.

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

The Stanford Inside Stanford

“Any VC is begging to shove money down our throat.”

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

The Fake Radicals Stealing Lemons

A New York Times podcast hosted Hasan Piker and a New Yorker staff writer for a discussion of lawbreaking, which they both endorsed as resis...

The Atlantic

April 24, 2026

‘Michael’ Is a Botched Job

A new biopic offers a warped and childish take on Michael Jackson’s life.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Seriously, Tucker Carlson? Come On

Media figures who have turned against Trump only in recent weeks have forfeited the right to be taken seriously in the future.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Since When Is Looting a Form of Virtue Signaling?

In some left-wing corners of the commentariat, moral rectitude is out. Flagrant disregard of the social contract is in.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

A Bitter Coda to American Reconstruction

The story of the Freedman’s Memorial shows just how quickly a nation’s ideals can erode.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Israel Could Have What It Most Wants in Lebanon

It just has to give up territorial ambitions and work with the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

The Kash Patel Fallout

An interview with staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick about her reporting

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Dry January, but for Your Smartphone

I spent a month with a group of people who aspire to a state of offline bliss.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

The Posting Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Trump’s Iran messaging seems desperate.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

The Confessional Era of Plastic Surgery

Celebrities aren’t just admitting they got work done—they’re showing all the details.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 23, 2026: American Gerontocracy

What two benefit programs jointly account for more than one-third of all federal expenditures, paying out more than $2 trillion a year?

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Trump Voters Like Marco Rubio More and More

And J. D. Vance less and less

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Life Isn’t Easy in the OnlyFans Economy

TV is finally considering the relentless, creative work of making a living online.