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- Why Everyone Always Seems to Be Out of Town
Lots of people spend weekends away from home—but in doing so, they sacrifice something important.
- The Case Against a ‘Religious Left’
Christians should be wary of collaborating too closely with the Democratic Party.
- The Worst Thing About AI Writing
Using chatbots to write a novel is questionable. Using them to write a bad one is horrifying.
- A Novel About Obsessively Digging Into the Past
A new book by the Galician writer Brais Lamela chronicles the drive that many have to touch history, no matter how elusive it is.
- What I Saw Every Step of the Way
Powerful photographs from David Hume Kennerly’s six decades on the “front lines of history”
- ‘Make Politics Boring Again’
Jake Auchincloss has some ideas for his party.
- The Perverse Reason Health-Care Costs Are About to Surge
A law designed to end surprise billing has turned into a tool for squeezing even more money out of insurers—and raising costs for everyone else.
- The Left’s Election Denial
The Democrats’ most impressive victories in 2026 came from mainstream or moderate candidates.
- The Christian Nationalists Have a Plan
Movement leaders see last week’s defeat of Republicans as the prelude to a far-right takeover.
- The Tension Between Two of the Democrats’ Biggest Promises
Lawmakers will have to figure out how to deliver on AI regulation without damaging the economy they’ve promised to protect.
- Prepare for the AI Apocalypse Like You’d Prepare for a Snowstorm
- The Scapegals
Most of the top officials President Trump has pushed out have one thing in common.
- Jensen Huang’s Apology May Be the Only Correct Use of AI
There are some things in life, like writing an apology email for derailing both national security and one’s marriage, that nobody wants to do.
- Why Pete Hegseth Faces Impeachment
A Republican lawmaker is forcing a vote on impeaching the defense secretary based on these eight charges.
- Trump Has Been Corroded by Hate
And he has, in turn, also corroded the soul of his party.
- Can Democrats Hold Trump Accountable?
They’re preparing investigations on numerous fronts, but the president knows how to stonewall.
- The Unbearable Mediocrity of Microdramas
A new festival devoted to vertical-video series tries to make a case for the format.
- Can ICE Be Abolished Now?
How a Democratic Congress could stop the runaway federal agency
- The Trolls’ Comeuppance
How the attention economy turned on Republicans
- Getting Too Close to Trump Was a Mistake
For Silicon Valley leaders, cozying up to the Trump administration has led to a series of spectacular failures.
- What I Learned About Christmas—And Life—By Starring* in a Hallmark Movie
- The Lost World of Aquaterra
Most of human history is waiting to be found. And it’s underwater.
- Reading Isn’t Over Yet
Readers respond to our August 2026 cover story and more.
- A Scandal at the Center of the Economy
Silicon Valley and Trump seem determined to protect the Nvidia-state at any cost.
- The End of Stephen Miller’s Recusals
The White House says Trump’s chief of staff is free to engage on AI and space matters after his wife ended several potential conflicts of interest.
- The Inconvenient Truth at the Center of the Immigration Debate
- Congress vs. Hegseth
What’s next for the war in Iran—and the secretary who’s the face of it?
- Trump Slides Into His Lame-Duck Era
The Dana White debacle is a first glimpse at a president whose power has been sapped.
- The Color and Lights of Diwali 2026
Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, and others around the world are celebrating the five-day festival of Diwali. Observers offer prayers and use fireworks, lanterns, and colorful lights to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
- Pete Hegseth Lashes Out
The defense secretary wants military educators to pursue politics, not war.
- How to Talk to Your Child About the Cybertruck’s Demise
Don’t tell them that it will be sent to a farm upstate. They know it can’t handle the terrain there.
- An Electoral Mess in Mississippi
Tens of thousands of voters in the state were shifted to “inactive” status.
- How to Be an Ethical Russophile
In his new memoir, Emmanuel Carrère wonders if he can both oppose the war in Ukraine and love Russia.
- How Ugly Metro Sweaters Became Chic
Public-transit fashion is having a moment.
- The Used-Battery Gold Rush Is Coming
If it can power an electric vehicle, why not a data center?
- The Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution
Without a functional Department of Justice, no one can ensure that Americans will be treated equally under the law.
- The Atlantic’s December Cover: Sarah Zhang Reports on “The Geo-Located Generation”
- The One Source Bob Woodward Can’t Get to Talk
In a new memoir, the legendary reporter reveals his methods—but little of himself.
- What constant surveillance is doing to children and parents
- Biden: What Trump Did on January 6 ‘Should Follow Him to His Grave’
In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, the former president calls on Americans to defend their democracy.