The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

The White House Is the New Green Zone

Fortifications are growing in tandem with the threat of political violence.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

Spencer Pratt’s Reality-TV Playbook

The mayoral candidate is new to politics, but he’s been drawing people’s attention for years.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

The Trump Administration Wants to Frighten Would-Be Whistleblowers

A proposal to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements is part of a bigger effort to hide government secrets.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

Iran Had a Thriving Tech Industry. The State Stepped In.

How the Islamic Republic seized the start-up scene from the entrepreneurs who made it.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

How Spain Avoided the Global Populist Backlash

The country’s center-left has stayed in power by engineering an economic boom. But the boom has created problems of its own.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

Harriet Clark’s ‘The Hill’ and the Plight of a Radical’s Child

A new novel by Harriet Clark, the daughter of a jailed revolutionary, shows that rigid ideology is no match for the humanizing presence of a...

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

What Freedom of the Press Really Means

Freedom of speech, and of the press, can be guaranteed only if Americans exercise their rights.

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, June 1, 2026: Peptides and Pediments

The combination of the peptides BPC-157 and TB-500—intended to speed up post-injury recovery—is colloquially known by the name of what membe...

The Atlantic

June 1, 2026

Is Socialism the Answer to D.C.’s Woes?

The capital’s progressives hope for a Mamdani-esque mayor.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

The Race That Changed the Country

At the dawn of the automobile age, four teams set out to test the limits of their machines—and of human endurance.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

Trump’s 250th Celebration Is a Fiasco

The president has turned a solemn occasion into a Day of Trump.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

Los Angeles Voters Have No Good Option

The mayoral race is a staging ground for three of the most unfortunate tendencies in American politics.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

Just Have People Over!

The case for a lower-stakes social life.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

The Uncomfortable Truth About Roald Dahl’s Anti-Semitism

A new play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

Seven Books You’ll Never Outgrow

Some stories are worth revisiting at every stage of life.

The Atlantic

May 31, 2026

The Arc of the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

The Hardest Things to Say to One Another

Even the most close-knit families can leave important subjects unspoken.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

Trump’s Approach to Global Leadership

A discussion on the state of negotiations in Iran, what the future may hold for Ukraine, the U.S.’s relationship with Cuba, and more

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

The Social Sciences Are in Trouble

The National Science Foundation division the covers social, behavioral, and economic sciences is in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

Pope Leo Is Challenging Much More Than Big Tech

Many admirers of his new encyclical have misidentified its main target.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

‘Pressure’ Makes the End of World War II Feel Surprising

The new film Pressure offers a freshly suspenseful take on D-Day.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

America Has a Pangram Problem

AI-detection tools are getting better. But they are still aren’t good enough.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

AI Is Causing a Crisis of Agency

The feeling of losing control to AI is real.

The Atlantic

May 30, 2026

Trump Hasn’t Left Much Kennedy Center to Stay Open

A judge ruled the complex cannot close for a renovation—and that the president’s name must come down. The damage is already severe.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

The War Trump Can't End

Washington needs a deal, but Tehran needs an enemy.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

The Apple Car Is Finally Here

Except it’s a Ferrari

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Democrats Can Do Better Than Graham Platner

They wouldn’t be so accepting of his Nazi tattoo if he were a Republican.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Why Everyone Hates AI Data Centers

The left-right coalition forming against AI

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Is That Song Stuck in Your Head Actually AI?

AI slop is coming for the music industry.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

The Books Briefing: A Book I Wish I’d Read at 22

I’m not alone in feeling regret over not having found the right book at just the right time.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Photos of the Week: Memorial Day, Spelling Bee, Cheese Rolling

The annual Black Cowboy Festival in South Carolina, a springtime heat wave across western Europe, ballroom dancing in England, a gothic fest...

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

‘The Testaments’: Don’t Follow This Tradwife Curriculum

The Testaments, Hulu’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is more than a little skeptical about hyper-domesticity.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

trump-stakes-business-effect

Federal stakes in public companies may enrich the government, but they are bad for America.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written By AI

Looks closely and you’ll see that everything is equally off.

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, May 29, 2026: TV Shows

“I wanna marry 'American Idol' and 'The Real World' and set it in the modeling industry” is how Tyra Banks recalls conceiving of what TV sho...

The Atlantic

May 29, 2026

Trump Lame Duck Status May Have Already Arrived

Trump’s moves against GOP incumbents and his lack of focus on pocketbook issues may hasten his political decline.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

The Trump DOJ Takes a Newly Brazen Step

The department’s reported pursuit of a criminal investigation against E. Jean Carroll shows that Trump has no issue with politicized justice...

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

A ‘Promising Democracy’ That Can’t Stop Fighting Itself

In 1950, The Atlantic had a warning for Colombia. Now, ahead of its election, that same warning is relevant once more.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

The U.S. Is Proving the Case for the WHO

By responding to the Ebola outbreak independently, the U.S. is showing the limits of that approach.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

The King of Queens

President Trump loves “handsome” men, especially the muscular ones.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

That’s No Way to Run a Railroad

Reformed collective-bargaining laws would bring what unions want into better alignment with the public interest.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

History Repeats in Cuba

Trump is not the first American president to think he can take it.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

‘Has He Been Drugged?’

In a new memoir, Jill Biden recounts her husband’s calamitous debate night.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

How ‘Hacks’ Redefined Greatness

Over five seasons, the HBO comedy has explored what it means to succeed creatively.

The Atlantic

May 28, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, May 28, 2026: Scientific Misconceptions

“Keep your wits, not your nits” and “Don’t let your child become an egghead” were among the slogans of an association formed in the 1990s to...

The Atlantic

May 27, 2026

The Lag Between an Iran Deal and Lower Oil Prices

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz will take time to return to normal.

The Atlantic

May 27, 2026

‘We Have Not Seen Ugly Yet’

Paxton versus Talarico is already awful.

The Atlantic

May 27, 2026

A Frustrated President Can’t Get the Deal Done

The agreement that Trump wants to strike with Iran keeps eluding him.

The Atlantic

May 27, 2026

America Must Not Lose the Mosquito-Laser Race

The future of mosquito control can’t come soon enough.

The Atlantic

May 27, 2026

The Last of the Jazz Titans

Sonny Rollins, who died this week, was the embodiment of the genre itself.