The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Books Briefing: What Very Different Places Have in Common

Gary Shteyngart finds the universal in Cape Town.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Trump’s Wall Street-Style Takeover of Venezuela

What Trump wrought in Venezuela could have come from a Wall Street playbook.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

How AI Is Reshaping the Battlefield

Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the question of AI use in the military

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Iran War’s Unnerving New Phase

Donald Trump is trying to keep attacks on energy infrastructure from escalating. He might not be able to.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

One of the most revered figures in American history can no longer be called heroic. But the movement he led can be.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry

Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

An Unlikely Recipient for the Twain Prize

Bill Maher has been chosen to receive the award before the Kennedy Center shuts down for a two-year renovation.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Pop Culture’s Romance Allergy

Culture has little interest in love anymore. The consequences could be dire.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

Clap! Why don’t you clap?

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Sondheim Was a Confessional Artist

A recently published book casts doubt on the composer’s insistence that his enduring musicals were never autobiographical.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth

Blizzard conditions in Wisconsin, lava flows on the island of Réunion, military drills in the Canadian Arctic, and much more

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Homicide Upending French Politics

A recent killing of a neo-Nazi activist could bring France’s far-right party closer to power than it’s ever been.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Democrats Are Exorcising the Ghost of Iraq

In 2002, most ambitious Democrats supported a Middle Eastern war. In 2026, most oppose it.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran

And it shows.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Why the Senate Is Debating a Doomed Elections Bill

President Trump has said that passing the SAVE America Act would “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans.

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different...

The Atlantic

March 20, 2026

Special Preview: May 2026 Issue

Read the full print edition of The Atlantic from the Special Preview: May 2026 issue

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

The IRS Is in Trouble

The Trump administration’s budget cuts are looming over Tax Day.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

​​​​​​​The Longevity Bros Are Cold Plunging Wrong

The practice has its benefits. Just not the ones wellness influencers are loudest about.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, March 19, 2026: Fairy Tales

The layer of wispy, white clouds that frequently drapes over Cape Town’s Table Mountain is, fittingly, known to locals by what name?

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

The Father of American Scarcity Politics

Paul Ehrlich’s population pessimism should not outlive him.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

How Long Is 15 Minutes of Fame, Really?

Celebrities can stay relevant for longer than ever now.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

The West Is Roasting

This week’s record-breaking heat dome augurs badly for the months to come.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

The Misguided New Rules of Cheating on Your Partner

Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

How to Save a Dying Friendship

It’s not too late to start showing up.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

The 'Seinfeld' Principle of COVID Fiction

Writing self-absorbed characters making their way through the pandemic doesn’t seem like it should work.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

Trump Is Kicking the Economy While It’s Down

How the war with Iran could lead to a recession

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

Israel Is Missing Its Big Chance in Lebanon

The Lebanese are furious with Hezbollah, but Israel keeps giving it more reasons to fight.

The Atlantic

March 19, 2026

Trump Is Betraying Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protesters

He toyed with their hopes, raising expectations he never meant to fulfill.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

The existence of war skeptics in a president’s Cabinet is not a valuable indicator of how that president will act.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

A Disturbing New Low in the Polymarket Era

Maybe turning war into a casino was a bad idea?

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, March 18, 2026: Remember Lycos? Me, Neither.

Lycos and AltaVista were early entries in a tech field now dominated by what single provider that officially launched in 1998?

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Photos: Birds in Early Springtime

Recent images of some of our fine feathered friends at work and at play in the warming Northern Hemisphere.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

The David Frum Show: Why Britain Is Saying No to Trump’s Iran War

Alastair Campbell on the end of the U.S.-U.K. “special relationship.” Plus: Why Democrats in Congress cannot ignore their duty, and The Dire...

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

The Iran War's Next Threat Is to Food and Water

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unleash a humanitarian crisis.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Who’s In Charge of Vaccines Now?

A judge suspended the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, but also said the agency should be consulting it before making recommendations.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Why Does Cory Booker Think This Time Will Be Different?

“You could love your neighbor and punch somebody in the face.”

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

What AI ‘Friends’ Reveal About Human Friendship

Social chatbots offer relationships that are low effort, completely personalized—and hollow.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

What Caused the D.C. Sewer Disaster

America’s aging infrastructure doesn’t just mean the presence of structural weaknesses but a lack of knowledge about those structural weakne...

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

How ‘America First’ Became ‘America Alone’

The dangerous fantasy of total independence

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

The Same War, on a Loop

We’ve gotten all too used to missile alerts, existential anxiety, and suspicions of political bad faith.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Why Iran Won’t Surrender

The Islamic Republic is designed to endure crises and fight asymmetric wars.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

Democrats Have a 'Slopulism' Problem

Donald Trump’s opponents are failing to articulate a defensible economic-policy vision.

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

The Horseshoe Theory of Polyamory

The Atlantic

March 18, 2026

OpenAI’s First-Mover Disadvantage

Inventing a market is less important than perfecting one.

The Atlantic

March 17, 2026

Just How Much Risk Is Trump Willing to Take in Iran?

The outcome of the war in Iran may come down to just how much risk he can take.

The Atlantic

March 17, 2026

The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran

Joe Kent has quit. Will Tulsi Gabbard be next?

The Atlantic

March 17, 2026

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

Some meteorologists made a lot of noise as the storm loomed—and when it failed to materialize.

The Atlantic

March 17, 2026

The Cautionary Tale of Joe Kent

The conspiracist anti-war activist completely misunderstood the movement and the president he served.

The Atlantic

March 17, 2026

The Logic of Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter

If Trump can never be wrong, then he can only be wronged.