The President and the Pope
Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.
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Washington Week With The Atlantic
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The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe
Panelists joined to discuss the effects of the conflict on America’s allies, and more.
What Trump’s Address to the Nation Revealed
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s first national address since the war with Iran began.
Trump’s Mixed Messages About Iran
Panelists joined to discuss the president’s shifting answers to how the conflict could end.
The David Frum Show
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On the Brink of Global Recession
The economist Adam Posen on the effect of the war in Iran on the world’s economy and the darkening economic outlook for the United States. Plus: A shifting partisan balance of power and Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, by Maureen Callahan.
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Trump’s Hormuz blockade, and China’s reaction to the Iran war. Plus: A seismic election in Hungary, and Labyrinths, by Jorge Luis Borges.
What It Means to Be American
Fareed Zakaria and David Frum on whether they regret becoming American citizens. Plus: how 18 years of economic turmoil ushered in a new populist era, and a discussion of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.
Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz
Graeme Wood on what he saw at the Strait of Hormuz and the lockdown of oil in the Persian Gulf. Plus: Trump’s war-information blackout and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250 years old.
The ‘Satanic Evil’ of Child Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church
The Church is not only failing its children—it’s also alienating its mothers.
The Chaos of the Universe, Contained in a Watch
For one man, horology offers respite from hectic modern life.
Even in the U.S., They’re Not Safe From China
The Chinese government is detaining and threatening Uighurs, members of a Muslim ethnic minority.
The ‘Male Wish’ That Traps Young Women
A 1959 Atlantic article tried to understand how increased opportunity for women could change the female experience of sex and romance.
The Most Extreme Railway in the World
The Mauritania Railway, nicknamed the “backbone of the Sahara,” boasts the globe’s longest and heaviest trains.
The Clown Is No Fool
A jester shares his complex philosophy of life and work.
The Curtain Falls on an Ancient Vocation
The world’s last ice merchant preserves his way of life—at the highest point on Earth.
Outdated Gender Stereotypes Are ‘Very Much Alive’
Children may internalize society’s traditional gender roles—unless parents act as a guiding force.
Trump Is Exposing a Major Flaw in American Democracy
The recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general threatens the rule of law in the U.S.
The Photograph That Changed How We See the World
The Apollo 8 astronauts tell the life-changing story behind Earthrise.