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.

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

Kidnapped in Iraq

I kept asking my captors Why?

The Atlantic

April 23, 2026

The Lost Promise of Stewart Brand’s Futurism

A new book by the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog sheds light on the compromises he made with the powerful.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

The Big Question the Fed-Chair Hearing Leaves Open

At yesterday’s confirmation hearing, Kevin Warsh remained tactically opaque.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Everyone Wants to Win the MAHA Moms

Health-conscious mothers represent a significant demographic shift in consumer behavior and lifestyle choices. This emerging segment, often...

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

On the Brink of Global Recession

The economist Adam Posen on the effect of the war in Iran on the world’s economy and the darkening economic outlook for the United States. P...

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Redistricting and Revenge

Republicans are very upset about gerrymandering.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Photos: Reclaimed by Nature

On Earth Day, I wanted to share images of the incredible resilience of nature: the many ways that plants, animals, and natural processes rec...

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Hegseth to the Troops: We Are Bringing Back the Flu!

Grab your cough drops. We’re going to battle.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

A New Front in an Old Gerrymandering War

Virginia voters approved an aggressive Democratic redistricting plan.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Eight Biographies That Bring Their Subjects to Life

Each is animated by the author’s love—for their subject, for language, and for pushing the boundaries of what the genre can do.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

It Doesn’t Matter Who Runs Apple

Fifteen years after Steve Jobs’s death, the company is a successful, if unexciting, powerhouse.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Brace for the Plastic Price Hikes

The war in Iran could raise the consumer costs of car parts, toys, clothing, and more.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

The Iran Talks Are Making India Feel Small

Modi styled himself a global leader but can’t seem to get ahead of events in the Middle East.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Black Comedy

What Black actress—the first to win an Academy Award—reportedly quipped that she would rather play a maid than be one?

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April 22, 2026

In These Books, Life Without Men Is No Fantasy

Stories about women cohabitating are proliferating—and are far from simply idyllic.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

How Democrats Can Lose Michigan, Again

What Abdul El-Sayed doesn’t get about Trump

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

The Terrible Limbo Between the Emergency Room and a Hospital Bed

Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward.

The Atlantic

April 22, 2026

The Case of the Disappearing Scientists

Yes, it’s really happening. No, it’s not a foreign plot.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Another Trump Cabinet Member Is Out

Lori Chavez-DeRemer was supposed to take the GOP in a more worker-friendly direction. Instead she is departing amid scandal.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

The Rise of the House Manager

More families who can afford it are hiring a “chief of staff for the home.”

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Elon Musk Is Taking the X Playbook to Starlink

The world’s richest man is accruing more power than ever before.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Big Sky Democrats Battle Over ‘Poison’ Brand

Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

The Rise of CliffsNotes Cinema

Hollywood is missing the point of the classics, again and again.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, April 21, 2026: Deadly Sins

What sum results from adding together the numbers of deadly sins, bodily humors, and signs of the zodiac?

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Why Justin Bieber Played YouTube Onstage for Thousands of People

The pop star transformed the normal act of browsing your laptop into something interesting—and unsettling.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Andrew Durbin's biography of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek

A new biography brings the the late photographer’s relationship with the artist Paul Thek to vivid life.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

An Extra-Embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

All the World Has Stage Fright

What happens when performance anxiety becomes a way of life

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Losing My Daughter, and Myself

The person I was died at the exact moment my child did.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle

In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.

The Atlantic

April 21, 2026

Have Accommodations Become an Unfair Advantage in Higher Education?

Readers respond to our January 2026 issue.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark

Donald Trump’s advisers are treating him like he can’t handle the reality of the war in Iran. They might be right—but that fact is a danger...

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

The End of the Argument ad Orbánum

America is more resilient than the pessimists think.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

Fare Gate Society

Some cities are realizing that the only way to provide high-quality public services is through designs that keep disorder out.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

The ‘Weaponization Working Group’ Makes Its First Move

A new DOJ report purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

Why Americans Hate a Cheater

Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

Atlantic Trivia for April 20, 2026: Free Bread

What restaurant introduced its now-famous complimentary offering in 1992 under the straightforward name Hot Cheese Garlic Bread?

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April 20, 2026

Who Owns ‘Let Them’?

Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.

The Atlantic

April 20, 2026

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat

For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

The Atlantic

April 19, 2026

Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms

Recent images of people enjoying themselves on warm spring days, among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in cities and parks across t...

The Atlantic

April 19, 2026

A 13,000-Mile Mission for One Beautiful Loaf

A conversation with Caity Weaver about a completely scientific, totally exhaustive search for America’s best free bread.

The Atlantic

April 19, 2026

Asking the Wrong Questions About Hasan Piker

The problem isn’t whether to engage with influencers, but how to.

The Atlantic

April 19, 2026

The California Governor’s Race Is a Debacle

The capital of Blue America can’t find a Democrat to lead it.

The Atlantic

April 18, 2026

The President and the Pope

Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.

The Atlantic

April 18, 2026

How to Revive the Art of Hanging Out

Modern life makes it harder to seek out places to just be, but it’s not impossible.

The Atlantic

April 18, 2026

A Beguiling Film About the Downsides of Pop Stardom

Mother Mary offers a spooky spin on what it takes to stay famous.

The Atlantic

April 18, 2026

Can Turning Off Your Phone Bring You Closer to God?

Pastor John Mark Comer has won a massive following by preaching about the ills of technology.

The Atlantic

April 18, 2026

The Film From 1969 That Explains Contemporary America

The Sorrow and the Pity has lessons for how authoritarianism takes root.