The Real Crisis of The Pitt
What the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals
Culture
What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center
I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.
The Quiet Way Authoritarianism Begins to Crumble
Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.
Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the great-man theory of history behind.
The Director Who Fell in Love With Losers
Benny Safdie has built a career by capturing men on the downswing.
So Much Madeira
What the Founding Fathers ate—and drank—on July 4, 1777
Behind The Atlantic’s November 2025 Issue Cover
Capturing the Revolutionary era in its complexity, contradictions, and ingenuity. Plus: A guide to the figures.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
Why Did Benjamin Franklin’s Son Remain Loyal to the British?
One of the most influential and ardent Patriots couldn’t persuade his son to join the Revolution.
What We Learned Filming The American Revolution
The co-directors of the new PBS series describe how they made a documentary about a war distant in time and shrouded in myth.
The Myth of Mad King George
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?
Dear James: I’m Tired of the Religious Platitudes
Does this make me a bad person?
SNL Is Reading the Room
The show opened its 51st season by making a case for its pop-culture savviness.
After Balthus
A poem