The Atlantic

June 13, 2025

Why Israel Struck Now

As Iran's deterrence eroded, the risks of conflict climbed.

The Atlantic

June 13, 2025

Israel’s Bold, Risky Attack

The Israeli campaign may be necessary, but preventive wars carry great moral and practical risks.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The True Beginning of America’s Anti-Vaccine Era

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is barely pretending anymore.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Why Won’t the Pentagon Own Up to Trump’s Latest Move?

The administration is oddly bashful about its most recent attempt to campaign against symbols of “wokeness.”

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center

The president may love Les Mis—but he completely misunderstands it.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The Best Wellness Advice Has Always Been Free

Take a 19th-century writer’s word for it.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Brian Wilson’s World of Sound

Music wouldn’t be the same without the Beach Boys founder. That’s not an overstatement.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

New York Is Not a Democracy

Could ranked-choice voting help Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo?

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Embrace the Spirit of Experimentation

Adversity is not the time for a “flight to safety.” Be bold and try something new.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Elon and the Genius Trap

The best explanation for what went wrong

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The Appeal of Stephen King’s Softer Side

The Life of Chuck is a rare kind of adaptation of the author’s work: a feel-good movie.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The Supreme Court’s Inconsistency Is Very Revealing

Justices are supposed to apply principles evenly.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Miley Cyrus, Addison Rae, and the Point of Pop Music

Can music made for the masses be too good?

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Sly Stone’s Pop-Funk Radicalism

The late singer fused joyful visions of the country with a deep understanding of its worst ills.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

A Parade of Ignorance

President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The Tracy Anderson Way

Inside the exclusive, obsessive, surprisingly litigious world of luxury fitness

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

The Joy of ‘Dad-urday’

How a weekly ritual with my daughter has transformed my experience of fatherhood

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Why Israel Should Learn to Love the Coming Iran Deal

A Trump-Iran nuclear agreement is Israel’s least bad option.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Israel’s Least Bad Option Is a Trump Deal With Iran

New rounds of military strikes won’t make the region more stable, but a nuclear agreement could.

The Atlantic

June 12, 2025

Stephen Miller Triggers Los Angeles

The protesters gathered in downtown L.A. are a microcosm of the Democratic coalition that has dominated the city for decades.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Dispatches From the Death Chamber

A conversation with Elizabeth Bruenig about murder and forgiveness

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Why Trump Is Losing His Trade War

When you break the economy, you own it.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

After the Fires: Los Angeles Neighborhoods Start to Rebuild

Five months ago, the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, and several other blazes destroyed more than 18,000 houses and buildings.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Why the Left Blames Liberals for Trump’s Authoritarianism

The debate, as ever, is whether the left is discredited by its own excesses or by criticism of those excesses.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

FEMA’s Last Hurricane Season

When disaster strikes a state, “the governor should be able to handle it,” Trump said.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Trump's Plot Against the 2026 Elections

What Donald Trump is planning, and why Democrats aren’t ready for it

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Trump’s Revolutionary Logic Meets the California Protests

His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

How One Animal Divided Europe

A new book explores what the wolf’s return to the continent means for people who have never known its presence.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

Is France Even France Without Cigarettes?

When a disgusting habit is part of your national identity, banning it might prove to be awkward.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

The Moral Heart of The Simpsons

The animated family went to church, loved one another, and stuck together. What’s more American than that?

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles

But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.

The Atlantic

June 11, 2025

The Silence of the Generals

As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

The Protests Are Just Starting

Large demonstrations were effective during Trump’s first term. The same could be true now.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Good Taste Is More Important Than Ever

In a world of limitless AI-generated choices, people need to know how to choose best.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’

Dating vibes may be dark, but a surprisingly optimistic notion about romance seems to be making a comeback.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

The Trap of the Cinematic Side Quest

The new “John Wick” spin-off shows that expanding a franchise is harder than it may sound.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

A Computer Wrote My Mother’s Obituary

The funeral industry turns to AI.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Dear James: I Love Going Naked on the Beach

But I’m experiencing Catholic guilt.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Hitler’s Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’

Using disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria, and made himself an autocrat.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Trump and Crypto Are Now in Perfect Alignment

The president’s public policy and personal businesses are blurring together.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

This Is Not What the National Guard Is For

Or even what it’s good at

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Birthright Citizenship Is a New World Ideal

It’s distinctly American—but not in the way Trump thinks.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Red Tape Isn’t the Only Reason America Can’t Build

The failure to deploy rural broadband has become synonymous with excessive bureaucracy. The real story is more complicated.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Get Ready to Hear a Lot More About Your Mitochondria

Protecting the powerhouse of the cell is a central mission of MAHA.

The Atlantic

June 10, 2025

Republicans Have a Revenue Problem

Locked in their embrace of tax-cutting orthodoxy, Republicans have no credible way to address the country’s looming fiscal crisis.

The Atlantic

June 9, 2025

Trump Breaks With Conservative Dogma

The president is bullying states when it suits him and ignoring them when it doesn’t.

The Atlantic

June 9, 2025

In Defense of the ‘Wife Guy’

The phrase has become a pejorative. Why?

The Atlantic

June 9, 2025

Six Books That Prove Abstinence Can Be Abundance

Purposeful refusal, far from depriving us, can make way for unexpected bounty.

The Atlantic

June 9, 2025

The Wyoming Hospital Upending the Logic of Private Equity

Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.

The Atlantic

June 9, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Nasty Campaign Against Trans People

The president wants to draw out a politically expedient fight, not broker compromises.