Love Is Blind, as Long as Love Does Pilates
On Netflix’s hit dating show, stealth misogyny gets its big reveal.
Atlantic Trivia on Rainbows, Candy, and Alien Invasions
And did you know that the invention of the barcode caused a huge consumer backlash?
Boredom Is the Price We Pay for Meaning
When I became a father, I was forced to reckon with the emotion that consumed my days.
Winners of the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating “photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools”
Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine
Russian forces falter as the world’s richest man intervenes in the war once again.
Anthropic Takes a Stand
The company is refusing to bow to the Pentagon’s demands.
Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally
The crowd was fired up. The candidate was on her game. And I was escorted out by armed guards.
The First Couple of a Dysfunctional DHS
A forthcoming book reveals new details about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.
The High-Stakes Fight Between Hegseth and Anthropic
Even when companies vow to develop AI responsibly, geopolitics may force them to abandon that commitment.
The Ruthless Benevolence of a Great Editor
Ann Godoff, who died this week, cared passionately about her writers—and much less about her own ego.
A Presidential Problem of Canine Proportions
Misbehaving dogs in the White House have plagued administration after administration.
The Degraded State of the Union
Presidential oratory once sought to elevate its audience, through high seriousness and artful rhetoric, but also by being high-minded and fair.
The Reckless Women Who Changed Journalism
Two new books demonstrate how Martha Gellhorn, Janet Flanner, and other reporters took journalism in directions that men could not.
Enough With the Bros
For a decade, the trope has been a reliable—and lazy—way to elevate pet peeves into trends.
When Did Literature Get Less Dirty?
A puritan strain is manifesting in realist novels as a marked absence of straight sex.
Trump’s Favorite Voter-ID Bill Would Probably Backfire
Congressional Republicans are trying to pass a strict “election integrity” law that seems almost custom-designed to disenfranchise their own supporters.
The Tariffs Loss Is Paradoxically a Win for Trump
The president will need the Court to have a veneer of legitimacy for when it blesses other, more damaging parts of his agenda.
What the Pentagon Fears in Iran
How can the military build a strategy without an end goal?
How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
Our national project of elite impunity
Well, That Didn’t Sound Like Casey Means
The nominee for surgeon general kept her most eccentric wellness beliefs largely in check at her confirmation hearing.