Trump Is Repeating One of Bidenâs Big Mistakes
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/trump-biden-economy/685158/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 7, 2025 12:01
Downplaying votersâ economic pain will backfire.
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As Ukraine Fights Corruption, Trump Does the Opposite
Published: December 7, 2025 12:01
Ukrainians want honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
How to Approach Even the Hardest Family Discussions
Published: December 6, 2025 17:04
Thereâs a way to talk that doesnât end in fighting.
The Shell of a Dying Star
Published: December 6, 2025 17:02
Day 6 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Fallout From the Signal Report
Published: December 6, 2025 15:27
Panelists joined to discuss Pete Hegsethâs tenure, and more.
The Mad Men Streaming Debacle Is a Strange Cautionary Tale
Published: December 6, 2025 15:23
The showâs messy HBO Max debut reveals the quirks of ushering old shows into a new era.
By the Horns
Published: December 6, 2025 15:00
Miriam Cabas is one of Spainâs few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Rage Bait Is a Brilliant Word of the Year
Published: December 6, 2025 13:01
In the free market of language, the most innovative and incisive words win.
Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesnât Understand
Published: December 6, 2025 12:01
Where Trump sees a deal, Putin sees submission.
The Origin of Hegsethâs Anti-Beard Obsession
Published: December 6, 2025 12:01
The fierce opposition to facial hair is less about policy and more about memory.
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trumpâs âNo Scalpsâ Rule
Published: December 6, 2025 02:42
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
Trump Campaigned on Affordability. Now Heâs Calling the Idea a âCon Job.â
Published: December 6, 2025 00:05
His messaging on the cost of living contradicts itself.
âWe Are Looking at a Massive Crisisâ
Published: December 5, 2025 23:36
Health-care costs are about to spike in a way that Americans canât afford.
The National Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble
Published: December 5, 2025 21:52
But mixed in with the ranting are three valuable points.
The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone
Published: December 5, 2025 21:38
RFK Jr.âs allies are in full control of U.S. immunization policy.
Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year
Published: December 5, 2025 19:00
No list can match everyoneâs tastes. Thatâs a good thing.
Play It, Steve!
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/12/steve-cropper-obituary/685152/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 18:24
The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists.
When Chatbots Break Our Minds
Published: December 5, 2025 17:30
How big a problem is âAI psychosisâ?
Colorful Stars of All Ages
Published: December 5, 2025 16:47
Day 5 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Is MAGA Becoming Pro-War?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/venezuela-dividing-pro-war-maga/685153/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 15:51
Debate over Venezuela is dividing the Republican Party.
The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/us-attorney-disqualifications/685140/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 15:18
The saga is emblematic of Trumpâs most dangerous and self-serving tendencies.
A Radical New Approach to Human History
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/human-ancestors-emotion-history/684959/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 14:08
The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow
No NFL Game Has Ever Ended in a Score of 36â23
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2025/12/nfl-scorigami-36-23/685136/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 13:52
A scoreboard mystery
Top 25 News Photos of 2025
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2025/12/top-25-news-photos-2025/685128/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 5, 2025 12:01
Powerful images from the past 12 months
How to Read the Epstein Files Like an Expert
Published: December 4, 2025 23:48
Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown has some tips for what to look for when they emerge.
Pete Hegsethâs Weak Excuses
Published: December 4, 2025 22:46
His evasive responses to Signalgate are shameful nonsense.
The Strange Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/sam-kirchner-missing-stop-ai/685144/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 22:36
Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. Heâs been missing for two weeks.
The Atlantic Announces Michael Leibel as Senior Editor
Published: December 4, 2025 21:29
The Ever-Present Panic About Americaâs Schools
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/12/time-travel-thursdays/685134/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 20:03
Illiteracy worries have long been irresistible to the educated class.
Chatbots Are Surprisingly Effective at Swaying Voters
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/chatbots-changing-votes/685137/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 20:02
Could ChatGPT secretly tell you how to cast your ballot?
The Slow Death of the Prestige Thriller
Published: December 4, 2025 19:36
The genreâs overreliance on pulpy paperbacks is turning into a problem.
The One Line Americans (Weirdly) Choose to Wait In
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/self-checkout-grocery-line-long/685125/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 18:43
Grocery self-checkout lines are now often longer than the staffed ones.
Why Doesnât Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/trump-cabinet-meeting-racism/685129/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 17:11
Immigration isnât breaking our society. We are.
James Pattersonâs Maxims for a Happy Life
Published: December 4, 2025 17:00
Hereâs what I learned about creativity and contentment from the celebrated author.
The Chatbot-Delusion Crisis
Published: December 4, 2025 16:59
Researchers are scrambling to figure out why generative AI appears to lead some people to a state of âpsychosis.â
Hot Stars in the Lobster Nebula
Published: December 4, 2025 16:53
Day 4 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
The Atlantic 10
Published: December 4, 2025 12:00
The books that made us think the most this year
Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/12/the-end-of-kids-on-social-media/685127/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 12:00
Australia is about to ban young teens from most platforms. The rest of the world is watching.
A Cautionary Tale for Both Parties
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/tennessee-special-election/685131/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 4, 2025 00:00
Last nightâs Tennessee special election gave Democrats and Republicans something to worry about.
Cattle Ranchers Are Beefing With Trump
Published: December 3, 2025 23:37
Torn between supporting ranchers and bringing down prices, the president is trying to have it both ways on beef.
Why American Health Care Is Still a Mess
Published: December 3, 2025 22:37
Jonathan Gruber on the broken American health-care system, Obamacare, the Trump administrationâs war on vaccines and science, and being on the wrong end of Republican outrage. Plus: David on Donald Trumpâs Ukraine âpeace plan,â recent scandals, and TheyâŠ
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
Published: December 3, 2025 19:24
An inspector-general report finds that the defense secretary violated his departmentâs policies.
The Extraordinary Logic of Netanyahuâs Bid for a Pardon
Published: December 3, 2025 19:17
His case for clemency rests on the assumption that heâs irreplaceable.
Why Taylor Swiftâs Accent Has Changed
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/accent-dialect-acquisition/685124/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 3, 2025 18:54
And yours might, too
Electricity Should Be Free at Noon
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2025/12/electricity-costs-climate/685123/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 3, 2025 18:29
And two other ideas for lowering electricity costs.
A Galactic Cluster
Published: December 3, 2025 17:38
Day 3 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Condemning Millions for One Manâs Crime
Published: December 3, 2025 16:20
The sanctity of the individual is an essential Western value.
Ukraineâs Corruption Scandal Is Bad. But Exposing It Is a Win.
Published: December 3, 2025 14:50
The fight was always for the independence of a country that can hold its powerful to account.
Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Published: December 3, 2025 13:00
A collection of winners and selected images from the competitionâs âTop 101â group, chosen from more than 3,600 entries by professional and amateur photographers around the world
Whatâs Wrong With Being an It Girl?
Published: December 3, 2025 12:01
A new book makes the case for thinking differently of Jane Birkinâand doesnât always succeed.
Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/heritage-foundation-women-voting/685112/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 3, 2025 11:00
The organizationâs recent hiring reveals a willingness to countenance views decisively outside the American mainstream.
What Josh Shapiro Believes
Published: December 3, 2025 11:00
The Pennsylvania governor has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.
The Last Big Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped
Published: December 3, 2025 00:01
The U.S. justice and political systems have shown that they canât hold the president and his allies to account for trying to steal the 2020 election.
Tom Stoppard Achieved the Impossible
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/12/tom-stoppard-death/685117/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 2, 2025 23:04
His plays hold us in the moment outside of time.
Netanyahu Just Admitted He Shouldnât Be Israelâs Prime Minister
Published: December 2, 2025 23:00
In attempting to call off his corruption trial, Netanyahu didnât incriminate himself, but he did something just as damning.
A Stellar Nursery
Published: December 2, 2025 17:02
Day 2 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
The Atlantic Across America: Announcing Events in Every State
Published: December 2, 2025 15:51
Event series, launching tonight in Boston, to take The Atlantic to cities in partnership with local and nonprofit media
The $7,500 Self-Deportation
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/ice-dhs-self-deportations-trump/685100/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 2, 2025 14:51
The Trump administration is spending millions to entice people to leave.
Whatâs the Point of School Photos Anymore?
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/school-photos-expensive-parents/685059/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 2, 2025 14:01
The portraits are kitschy and expensiveâbut parents canât seem to stop buying them.
America Refuses to Go Bald
Published: December 2, 2025 13:01
As Millennials enter their Rogaine era, the hair-loss industry is eager to receive them.
Elite Colleges Have an Extra-Time-on-Tests Problem
Published: December 2, 2025 12:00
Accommodations in higher education were supposed to help disabled Americans enjoy the same opportunities as everyone else. How did they become another way for wealthy students to gain an advantage?
Olivia Nuzziâs Tell-Nothing Memoir
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-memoir/685106/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 2, 2025 11:01
Can American Canto turn scandal into literature?
Trump Seizes Back the Spotlight
Published: December 2, 2025 00:38
That may not be the boon he thinks it is.
Todayâs Atlantic Trivia: Shakespeare and Company
Published: December 1, 2025 21:45
Test your knowledgeâand read our latest stories for a little extra help.
Pete Hegseth Needs to GoâNow
Published: December 1, 2025 21:38
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
Tom Stoppard Made a Spectacle of History
Published: December 1, 2025 21:13
In a career of magnificent plays, The Coast of Utopia stands out for its humor, its characters, and its warnings about ideological fervor.
2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Published: December 1, 2025 18:03
Welcome to the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from NASAâs Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe.
A Counterproductive Counter-Narcotics Campaign
Published: December 1, 2025 16:29
The Trump administrationâs lethal strikes on suspected traffickers may compromise, not advance, Americaâs battle against cartels.
Americans May Envy Chinaâs Deflation. They Shouldnât.
Published: December 1, 2025 15:02
Rising prices are a problem, but steadily falling prices pose an existential threat to the economy.
What Historyâs Fallen Societies Have in Common
Published: December 1, 2025 14:54
A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.
The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
Published: December 1, 2025 13:33
Rise of the LLeMmings
The Undying Myth Behind Hamnet
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/12/undying-myth-behind-hamnet/685079/?utm_source=feed
Published: December 1, 2025 13:30
The belief that his sonâs death inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet is itself inspired by an enduring, compelling, and highly questionable theory.
The End of Soft Power in Washington
Published: December 1, 2025 13:01
David Rubenstein was the quintessential symbol of wealth and influence in the capital. Then Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Trump Has Never Been More Isolated
Published: December 1, 2025 11:01
Even Trumpâs allies worry that he has become out of touch with what the public wants.
The New German War Machine
Published: December 1, 2025 10:55
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.
The Eloquence
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/jorie-graham-the-eloquence/684952/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 30, 2025 16:01
A poem
The World Still Hasnât Made Sense of ChatGPT
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/chatgpt-third-anniversary/685084/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 30, 2025 12:00
OpenAIâs chaos machine turns three.
Five Books to Read on Your Next Flight
Published: November 30, 2025 12:00
These stories will help pass the time while you travel.
Growing Up at the Movies
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/childhood-movies-father-growing-up/685040/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 30, 2025 12:00
Adventures with sharks, talking dolphins, and my father
Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/saudi-arabia-trump-corruption/685074/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 30, 2025 11:00
Until now, no president had yielded to royal temptations from abroad.
What Is RFK Jr. After?
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/2025/11/rfk-jr-washington-week/685092/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 29, 2025 14:49
On Washington Week With The Atlantic, Michael Scherer joins a discussion about his story on the HHS secretaryâs plans to remake Americaâs public-health system.
How to Change Your Sleep Patterns
Published: November 29, 2025 14:01
Altering your habits one bit at a time is possibleâif you have a good reason to do so.
How Terror Works
Published: November 29, 2025 14:01
A 1947 German novel explores the sometimes corrosive, sometimes energizing nature of fear.
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/colleges-ai-education-students/685039/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 29, 2025 12:01
The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.
Americaâs Slide Toward Simulated Democracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/11/galaxy-brain-eliot-higgins/685071/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 28, 2025 20:44
How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a âsimulatedâ democracyâand what it might take to pull it back
Get Your Kid a Watch
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/smartwatch-kids-screen-time/684975/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 28, 2025 14:44
A smartwatch isnât capable of doing that much harm. It can also do a lot of good.
The Comedian Dismantling the Alpha-Male Persona
Published: November 28, 2025 14:41
The comedian Tim Robinson has figured out how to make abrasive men sympathetic.
Youâre on Ozempic? How Quaint
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/11/weight-loss-drugs-customized/685077/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 28, 2025 13:28
The next-generation âGLP-1 plusâ drugs will be tailored to the health needs of individual patients.
Black Friday Nostalgia
Published: November 28, 2025 12:00
If weâre going to worship consumerism and consumption, letâs at least do it together.
Ukraine Says It Wonât Give Up Land to Russia
Published: November 27, 2025 20:13
Ukraineâs chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/national-guard-was-target/685089/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 15:02
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
Hamnet Is Miserable, and Proud of It
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/hamnet-movie-review/685087/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 13:00
ChloĂ© Zhaoâs film depicts the inspiration for Hamlet as a relentlessly woeful tale.
The Right Attitude to Gratitude
Published: November 27, 2025 13:00
Being thankful is the ultimate win-win: If the person being thanked feels happy, the person doing the thanking feels happier still.
Who Would Win?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/childrens-books-animals-fight/685044/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 12:30
Why kids canât get enough of these battles to the death
Donald Trumpâs War on Christmas
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-war-christmas-tariffs/685080/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 12:01
Itâs a bad year for shoppers. Itâs a terrible year for small-business owners.
How Alison Roman Does Thanksgiving
Published: November 27, 2025 12:01
A conversation with the chef about her new book, Something From Nothing
Peace Through Bungling
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/peace-bungle-trump-ukraine/685086/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 11:00
By its own efforts, despite the bungles and cowardice of its friends, Ukraine may have at least bought a chance for the freedom it is due.
Inside Trumpâs Latest Push for Peace in Ukraine
Published: November 27, 2025 03:40
The most consistent thing about Trumpâs 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.
A Tragic Shooting in D.C.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/dc-shooting/685088/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 27, 2025 03:03
After a gunman shot two National Guard soldiers near the White House, speculation swiftly outpaced the available facts.
Stranger Things Comes to an Exhausting End
Published: November 27, 2025 01:14
The Netflix show is back for a final season, but its brand is forever.
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