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Republicans Never Lose Elections, Apparently
Denying the legitimacy of vote-counting has become party doctrine....
The Unglamorous Truth About the Average Tradwife
Most stay-at-home moms simply can’t afford child care....
The Atlantic’s July Issue: How to Tell the American Story
For America’s 250th anniversary, The Atlantic republishes Julia Ward Howe’s ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ on its cover, ...
The White Identitarians Are Having a Moment
Now that DEI and anti-racism are in retreat, they’re moving on to a more ambitious goal....
What It Means to Love America
As our nation turns 250, it’s worth asking what form patriotism should take....
How to Tell the American Story
Finding a common history that’s both unsparing and unifying has proved all but impossible in recent years. It shouldn’t ...
The Absurd World Cup
FIFA’s president calls football a great unifier, but is it a match for the chaos Donald Trump has wrought?...
When Fighting Trump Isn’t Enough to Win Another Term
A New York City congressional race shows the fractures on the left....
Democrats Have to Choose Between Character and Power
Just a few years ago, Republicans sacrificed an Alabama Senate seat rather than endure an unacceptable colleague. Will D...
The Republicans Defying Trump
Panelists joined to discuss why the president could face pushback from soon-to-be former senators....
The Philosophy of the Out-of-Office Email
These messages can be a rote obligation or an opportunity to make a grand statement about work and life....
Donald Trump’s Violent Birthday Bash
Blood sport will be the diversion of choice at the White House....
How Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Failed
And why the effort to keep the arts complex open is far from over...
A 100-Year-Old D-Day Survivor Reflects
Joe Picard is one of the few left with a personal memory of the 20th century’s greatest military operation....
The J6 Rioter Now Working at the Pentagon
His hiring is part of a dangerous trend in the Trump administration....
‘Obsession’ Takes Gen Z’s Social Anxiety to the Extreme
Avoiding vulnerability comes with ghastly consequences....
The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate
Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won....
The Old Campaign Playbook Is Dead
How influencers, podcasts, and AI are rewriting the rules of political campaigns...
Comedy’s Biggest Stand-Up Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man
Nate Bargatze’s big-screen experiment is a bust....
Texas Republicans Are Desperate to Sound Manly
Attacks on James Talarico show the GOP’s narrow, anxious definition of masculinity....
The Caning That Changed America
Two books about the 1856 beating of a senator show how words can incite violence—and also help defeat it....
Don’t Worry! That Was Almost Certainly the Last Graham Platner Scandal!
A very not-panicked note from the Platner campaign...
Has Graham Platner Changed Enough?
Yet more damning revelations threaten to sink his Senate campaign....
California Democrats Avoided the Worst-Case Scenario
But their dysfunctional governor’s primary does not bode well....
Trump’s Name Is Disappearing From More Than Just the Kennedy Center
Lawyers are ordering staff to remove “Trump” from email signatures, letterhead, webpages, brochures, promotional materia...
The Iran War Isn’t Only Trump’s to End
A good-enough settlement for the United States may not satisfy its Israeli partners....
The Surprising, Liberating History of Marriage
To find a future for the institution, Stephanie Coontz turns to its wildly varying past....
Seven Books That Will Change How You Listen to Music
These memoirs, primers, and histories make up a captivating syllabus that will help you understand what you hear....
Trump Is Remaking Art in His Image
His new plan for Freedom 250’s concert series reveals how he sees art and politics as interchangeable....
The Atlantic Announces Editorial Fellowship Class for 2026–27
The fellowship program welcomes six early-career journalists to The Atlantic’s newsroom....
I Think, Therefore I Am Getting Paid by an AI Company
Silicon Valley is turning to philosophers to help build better bots....
Binge Drinking Has Never Been Easier
The new generation of canned cocktails is not your mother’s White Claw....
No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning. ...
The Uncertain Future of the Smithsonian’s Smallest Museum
The Anacostia Community Museum was a pioneer in preserving Black history. Will that be enough to save it from President ...
China is Attached to a Doomed Economic Model
American and Chinese workers are paying a high price for all the cheap goods....
Donald Trump’s Superficiality Is Bone Deep
For the shallowest man ever to occupy the presidency, surface appeal is a guiding principle....
Forget the Forever Wars. We May Be in Forever Limbo.
Trump wants out of Iran, but he doesn’t want a nuclear deal worse than Obama’s....
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