Donât Ask How This War Ends
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/dont-ask-how-the-iran-war-ends/688724/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 21, 2026 10:00
It is, unfortunately, the wrong question.
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The Northern Passage
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/haitians-canada-tps-ice/688684/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 21, 2026 10:00
Hunted by ICE, Haitians flee across the border to hide in Canada.
Trumpâs Attacks on the Media Are Self-Defeating
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-press/688725/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 20, 2026 22:07
When the president asserts that all negative coverage is false, he seals his party off from necessary criticism.
Trumpâs Monumental Obsession
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trumps-arch-arsenal/688723/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 20, 2026 17:48
The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorialsâto himself.
Pinballing
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/09/poem-jan-beatty-pinballing/688667/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 20, 2026 16:01
A poem
50 Songs That Explain America
Published: September 20, 2026 13:01
From Sinatra to SZA, Appalachian folk to Detroit funk, a journey through the music that showed one British critic this countryâs soul
What Is Humanityâs Place in the Cosmos?
Published: September 20, 2026 13:01
A lifelong fascination with terra incognita led the astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan to map out the universeâs most enigmatic phenomena.
A Show That Lovingly Pokes Fun at Gen Z
Published: September 20, 2026 11:01
Culture and entertainment recommendations including Adults, Emmylou Harris, and more
Guatemalaâs Democracy Dilemma
Published: September 20, 2026 11:01
A reformist president weighs the pressure to move fast against the imperative to restore institutions his people can trust.
The Pinball President
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-attention-presidents/688712/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 20, 2026 11:01
No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.
190 Days Without a Homicide
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/shooting-lexington-kentucky/688630/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 20, 2026 11:01
How a record stretch of peace ended in my hometown.
Abdul El-Sayed Wonât Back Down
Published: September 20, 2026 11:01
He wants to win the Michigan Senate race his wayâas an unabashed progressive populist and a fierce critic of Israel.
Everyone Is Right (and Wrong) About AI
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/how-to-navigate-ai-panic/688703/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 19, 2026 18:10
Hereâs how to not lose your mind.
Kara Swisher: AI Isnât Going to Destroy HumanityâBut the People Building It Might
Published: September 19, 2026 16:41
The longtime tech journalist says sheâs seen Silicon Valley make the same mistakes again and again.
Chinaâs AI Rollout Is Messier Than It Looks
Published: September 19, 2026 14:41
A top-down tech revolution is harder to manage than a bottom-up one.
Emily Wilson Wanted to Like Nolanâs Odyssey
Published: September 19, 2026 14:35
The translator of Homerâs epic is done talking about her harsh movie reviewâbut eager to translate the poem again.
The Republicans Distancing Themselves From Trump
Published: September 19, 2026 13:06
Panelists joined to discuss how some Republicans are responding to the president ahead of the midterms.
The Wisdom of Uncertainty
Published: September 19, 2026 12:01
Why accepting what we donât know can change how we see the world
College Sports Are Great
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/college-sports-defense-football/688708/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 19, 2026 12:01
The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.
The Data Center Debate Is Divorced From the Facts
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/data-center-facts-effects/688670/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 19, 2026 11:01
All those scary numbers arenât what they seem.
Trump Is Betting on the Wrong Europe
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/europe-afd-far-right/688706/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 19, 2026 11:01
The far-right parties the White House favors have a foreign-policy agenda that wonât serve American interests.
The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End
Published: September 19, 2026 01:12
President Trump announced an agreement that appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost.
Speak at Your Own Risk
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-free-speech-media-banned/688713/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 23:59
Donald Trumpâs attacks on the First Amendment
Can the Never-Trump Coalition Last?
Published: September 18, 2026 22:23
The desire to resist the president continues to create some strange bedfellows.
Researchers Say Theyâve Found the Truth About Thomas Jefferson
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/thomas-jefferson-genome-children/688635/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 21:06
A secret 15-year effort has produced genetic evidence that one of the nationâs Founders fathered children with a woman he enslaved.
What the Kennedy Centerâs Tax Return Reveals
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/kennedy-center-trump-tax-return/688669/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 20:12
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trumpâs takeover.
The Rise of Parasite Authors
Published: September 18, 2026 20:07
First, AI stole their books. Now itâs stealing their readers.
The Michael Kelly Award from The Atlantic is Awarded to Drew Philp for âThere Will Be No Mercyâ published in The Atavist Magazine
Published: September 18, 2026 20:02
Finalists are from Texas Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, and New York magazineâs The Cut
The Goal of Contemporary Journalism
Published: September 18, 2026 19:43
Jeffrey Goldberg, Amna Nawaz, and Joe Kahn discussed how to sustain a free press in an era of public distrust, social-media punditry, and a hostile federal government.
The Books You Should Read About the Bomb
Published: September 18, 2026 17:08
The more we know about the worldâs most powerful weapons, the better our chances of containing them.
Lina Khan on Doomer Panic and Ending AI Exceptionalism
Published: September 18, 2026 17:00
Why the AI-alarmism conversation feels off
Why a Sea-Lion Epidemic Is a Bad Sign for Humans
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/09/sea-lion-avian-flu-synanthrope/688662/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 15:36
Animals that bridge the human world and the wild can be uniquely perilous to human health.
The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/ai-apocalypse-despair-focus/688689/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 15:17
Suddenly the technology is sapping peopleâs concentration in a new way, one that abstaining from AI wonât fix.
City Rats Are Going on Birth Control
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/09/city-rats-birth-control/688688/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 15:15
Contraceptives are kinder than poison.
Hitlerâs Rise Was Not Inevitable
Published: September 18, 2026 14:07
Timothy W. Ryback explains the contemporary lessons of Hitlerâs rise.
Photos of the Week: Misty Morning, Haunted House, Light Festival
Published: September 18, 2026 13:19
More than 100 go-kart racers in England, swimming pigs on a Greek island, military training in Syria, a scene from Beijing Fashion Week, and much more
When George W. Bush Defended Muslim Americans
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/bush-islam-republicans/688686/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 12:31
The former president spoke highly of Islam after 9/11âa posture that MAGA has abandoned.
Neil Youngâs Epic Reckoning With Mortality
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/neil-young-second-song-review/688664/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 18, 2026 12:01
The rock legend has stayed prolific into old age, and his new album, Second Song, is a minor landmark.
Itâs Jon Ossoffâs Moment
Published: September 18, 2026 09:00
What will he do with it?
RFK Jr.âs Bold Reassurance to Anti-Vaxxers
Published: September 18, 2026 00:07
âYou have friends in the White House,â he said at a conference hosted by the anti-vaccine organization he founded.
Why Democrats Might Choose to Impeach Cabinet Members
Published: September 17, 2026 22:53
The power to impeach secretaries and other executive-branch officers is not well known, but itâs an effective accountability measure.
Buttigieg: Democrats Need to Get Serious About Amending the Constitution
Published: September 17, 2026 22:45
The former transportation secretary spoke with The Atlanticâs editor in chief about what comes next for Democrats should they win big in November.
Pay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch Standing Behind the Wedding Party
Published: September 17, 2026 21:11
Heâs just there to foot the bill.
âThe Best Thing That Happened to Him Was Losing in 2020â
Published: September 17, 2026 18:05
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan explain how the four years between Donald Trumpâs first and second terms changed the presidency.
Photos: Fighting Against Desertification in China
Published: September 17, 2026 15:30
For decades, residents and workers in northern and western China have been battling growing deserts using multiple methods, including âstraw checkerboards,â to slow the shifting sands and boost fertility.
When Meditation Has a Dark Side
Published: September 17, 2026 13:01
Could there really be such a thing as too much mindfulness?
College Is Coming Apart
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/college-education-future-ai/688655/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 17, 2026 12:32
Successive, overlapping crises reveal that American higher education makes no sense.
Why the Bomb Is Bad for Democracy
Published: September 17, 2026 12:29
A famous documentarianâs new book suggests that secrecy is a major impediment to sensible nuclear policy.
A Plan to Pay Married Mothers Not to Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/vance-married-mothers-child-care/688645/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 17, 2026 12:12
And make single moms pay for it.
Who Made America Poorer and Dirtier?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/vance-speech-immigrants-democrats/688656/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 17, 2026 11:21
The people in charge are really hoping youâll blame someone else.
The Empty Promise of Therapy Without a Therapist
Published: September 17, 2026 11:00
What happens when our therapists are no longer able to feel?
A Plan to Pay Married Mothers Not to Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/vance-married-mothers-childcare/688645/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 17, 2026 10:45
And make single moms pay for it.
Kash Patel Refuses to Take a Republicanâs Lifeline
Published: September 16, 2026 23:08
The FBI director allowed a Senate hearing to turn into a discussion of bestiality.
What Natureâs Silence Said to Annie Dillard
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/annie-dillard-obituary/688652/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 16, 2026 19:49
The late writer believed that hearing the natural world is its own form of prayer.
The Most Powerful Man in AI Isnât Worried at All
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/jensen-huang-ai-anti-doomer/688654/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 16, 2026 19:47
Jensen Huang: not a doomer
This Is Your Brain on Short-Form Video
Published: September 16, 2026 19:37
Scientists know very little about how TikTok and its copycats affect human cognition, but the signs arenât good.
The Atrocities That Shaped the Modern Middle East
Published: September 16, 2026 16:53
The historian Simon Sebag Montefiore on his latest book, The Cauldron, and how violence forged the modern Middle East
The Knives Are Out for Bill Belichick
Published: September 16, 2026 15:16
The celebrated coachâs football program at the University of North Carolina is under investigation. Itâs hard to know what is of substanceâand what is noise.
Destroying Humanity Is Against the Law
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/ai-risk-criminal-law/688615/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 16, 2026 14:02
Donât wait for a mass-extinction event before holding AI developers accountable.
Measles Is Winning
Published: September 16, 2026 14:01
The two latest deaths in Pennsylvania make the United Statesâ measles crisis undeniable.
In Praise of Adult Silliness
Published: September 16, 2026 13:00
A new play reminds us of an ingredient thatâs all too rare in grown-up life.
The Artist Who Ripped Up the Rules of Drawing
Published: September 16, 2026 12:34
Willem de Kooning was the best draftsman of his generation of postwar American artists. He had to unlearn everything he knew.
The Real Obstacle to Venezuelaâs Recovery
Published: September 16, 2026 11:01
A state that spent decades alienating its professional class has lost the capacity to govern.
Cubaâs Old Economic Model Is âExhaustedâ
Published: September 16, 2026 11:01
A top Havana diplomat says the country is changing. But will it be enough to satisfy President Trump?
The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers
Published: September 16, 2026 11:01
Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraineâs front lines.
The Rules for This Election Keep Changing
Published: September 16, 2026 10:55
Missouri exemplifies a trend of last-minute litigation.
The End of the American Age
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-iran-superpower-decline/688639/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 16, 2026 10:50
The Iran war marks the conclusion of eight decades of global dominance.
The Kennedy Center Is Trumpâs Hostage
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/kennedy-center-trump-beatty/688637/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 16, 2026 00:59
The president berated a congresswoman during a board meeting, then posted that he would abandon the Kennedy Center if his name isnât added to it.
The Only Thing Capable of Uniting Bernie and Bannon
Published: September 16, 2026 00:49
They both fear that AI could wipe out humanity.
Trumpâs Warning Signs Are Coming to the Smithsonian
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/09/trump-signs-smithsonian-history/688636/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 23:33
In a letter, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said that visitors âshould knowâ about a museum directorâs ideological bias.
Trump Is Looking for Diesel in All the Wrong Places
Published: September 15, 2026 23:03
A Russia-Ukraine cease-fire isnât guaranteed to get prices down.
Congress Might Be About to Hand Trump Sweeping Tariff Powers
Published: September 15, 2026 21:37
The Russian-sanctions bill isnât what it seems.
Math Canât Go On Like This
Published: September 15, 2026 20:00
AI just solved one of the worldâs hardest math problems.
Trumpâs Position on AI Makes No Sense
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-ai-china/688629/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 15:47
If the president is so concerned about staying ahead in the AI race, why is he letting Chinese companies buy American chips?
What Trumpâs Bizarre Posts Are Teaching Us About AI
Published: September 15, 2026 13:34
The presidentâs recent Truth Social barrage of fake images reflects the dangersâfor all of usâof virtual self-aggrandizement.
A Diagnosis for Social Conflict That Gets Lost Along the Way
Published: September 15, 2026 11:30
A new book suggests that arguing isnât about winning but seems preoccupied with it anyway.
Sons and Mothers
Published: September 15, 2026 11:00
My mother devoted her life to teaching writers. Becoming one meant escaping the story she had written for me.
Emily St. John Mandel Imagines What Comes After America
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/exit-party-emily-st-john-mandel/688349/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 11:00
In her new novel, she considers the tenuousness of any possible future.
âFeminism Is the Consequence of the âMan Problem,â Not Its Causeâ
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/the-commons/688355/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 11:00
Readers respond to our June 2026 cover story and more.
Jean Smartâs Reminder to the Women in the Room
Published: September 15, 2026 04:48
The actorâs history-making Emmys win was a recognition of female performers who refuse to placate.
A Night for Actorâs Actors, Not Movie Stars
Published: September 15, 2026 04:45
This yearâs Emmys ceremony celebrated versatile performers, not glitzy celebrities.
The Supreme Court Recognizes the Danger of Trumpâs Election Plan
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/supreme-court-trump-election-plan/688626/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 04:27
A majority of justices decided not to make the coming elections needlessly more chaotic than they already are.
âThe Flood is the Pointâ
Published: September 15, 2026 01:45
As the midterms approach, the president canât stop picking fights.
Trumpâs See-No-Evil AI Policy
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/trump-ai-policy-anthropic/688620/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 15, 2026 00:57
Lawmakers from both parties are worried. But the president isnât listening.
How Long Can the U.S. Escape an Atlantic Hurricane?
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/trumps-hurricane-luck-fema/688621/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 22:34
The government doesnât seem ready for a major disaster.
Trumpâs Kennedy Center Shakedown
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-kennedy-center/688618/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 22:22
The only appropriate option is to refuse to accede to his demands.
A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans
Published: September 14, 2026 21:56
Bo Frenchâs xenophobia should force Republicans to confront the prejudice in their ranks.
Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/trump-midterms-gas-prices/688616/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 20:46
Many voters understand that the president isnât directly responsible for the price of oil. Except this time, he is.
Who Needs Regulation When Trump Is President?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-ai/688612/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 18:10
The president is turning the charge of personalism into a promise.
Why Does Donald Trump Hate This Sculpture?
Published: September 14, 2026 16:20
The president wants the Smithsonian to add a colossal George Washington statueâand remove another work of abstract art in D.C.
A Nation of Strange, Idle Men
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/09/jon-ronson-castle-book-review/688586/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 15:24
Jon Ronsonâs The Castle argues that men are giving up on society because they have nothing better to do.
Americans Donât Understand Whoâs Rich
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/everywhere-millionaires-tax-code/688584/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 15:17
The small-business owners with curiously large fortunes
George Lucasâs Next Great Epic Is an Art Museum
Published: September 14, 2026 12:47
Inside the Star Wars creatorâs temple to storytelling
The Atlanticâs October Cover: Anne Applebaum on the âEmpire of Griftâ and the Revolution in American Foreign Policy
Published: September 14, 2026 12:33
The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/09/baby-child-care-pay-stay-home/688590/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 11:24
Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.
What Trump Doesnât Understand About Xi
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/trump-xi-china-negotiation/688600/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 11:00
The Chinese leader cares very little about personal rapport.
Donald Trumpâs Empire of Grift
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/maga-foreign-policy/688352/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 14, 2026 10:00
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
The Atlantic Launches New Weekly Video Podcast, The Permanent Questions With David Brooks
Published: September 13, 2026 16:53
Facing the Music
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/boris-dralyuk-facing-the-music/688345/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 13, 2026 16:19
A poem
What Is the Good Life?
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/09/what-is-the-good-life/688591/?utm_source=feed
Published: September 13, 2026 15:01
The philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan doesnât just want to teach her students about virtue; she wants to make them better human beings.
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