The FBI Is Reportedly Investigating a Leak to an Atlantic Writer
Nearly three weeks after The Atlantic reported that some government officials were alarmed by FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior, including...
Harvard Needs a Cap on A Grades
Each year, the undergraduate college at Harvard awards the Sophia Freund Prize to the graduating senior with the highest GPA....
The Horror of a Hantavirus Cruise
Norovirus loves a cruise ship. So did the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. The crowded rooms, stuffy air, and communal dining...
Iran’s Unexpected Resilience
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
The Met Gala Was a Spectacle. It Should Have Gone Further.
Every year, the Met Gala—the opulent celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute—unveils a theme with a dress...
The Last Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not die all at once, or by one means. It died through attrition:...
Progressive Activists Are Sometimes on the Wrong Side of History
The debate over Israel’s war with Hamas has been unusually vicious in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where pro-Palestine activists have vandalized,...
Photos: The Rescue of Timmy the Whale
Jens Büttner / DPA / GettyA helper splashes a stranded humpback whale at sunset in shallow waters of the Baltic...
If BMI Is Flawed, Is Race-Sensitive BMI Better?
In recent years, the perils of body mass index, or BMI, have become a hobbyhorse for professionals in several fields...
The Secret of Elizabeth Strout’s Appeal
How does she do it? Not just the neat trick of beguiling highbrow critics while at the same time pleasing...
We Still Haven’t Seen How Bad Gerrymandering Can Get
The very short list of constraints on partisan gerrymandering has gotten even shorter. Until last week, the Supreme Court had...
For Ibram X. Kendi, It’s Nazis All the Way Down
A conspiracy theory is soothing to the believer not just because it promises a complete explanation for all that appears...
Democrats Sound a Bit Too Giddy About the Midterms
The Democratic wilderness is starting to look awfully sunny. Gone, for the most part, are the blame-casting, hand-wringing, and paralysis-by-analysis...
My Role as a ‘Complicit’ Journalist
Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump late last month, appeared to consume political news...
How the Supreme Court Came to Accept a Practice It Called Unjust
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
