Can Thomas Massie Survive the Trump Barrage?
Photographs by Caroline Gutman Representative Thomas Massie, the renegade Kentucky Republican who fiercely guards his political independence, doesn’t love being...
Why Silicon Valley Is Turning to the Catholic Church
In 1633, Galileo Galilei stood in the convent of the Santa Maria sopra Minerva church in Rome, where a tribunal...
Where Is Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump administration is running a war with a skeleton crew, a small group of insiders and officials whose official...
Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You’re Human
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
How Short-Form Clips Took Over the Internet
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel talks with the business...
A ‘Let Them’ Theory of Ideas
This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. One of my...
Photos of the Week: Fallen Robot, Scooter Waterfall, Sunrise Panorama
Cheney Orr / ReutersA reveler smokes cannabis at the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on April 20, 2026. Alex...
Photos of the Week: Giant Octopus, Scooter Waterfall, Sunrise Panorama
Cheney Orr / ReutersA reveler smokes cannabis at the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on April 20, 2026. Alex...
James Talarico’s Tough Sell
While some might pray for hope or peace in such dark times, others are praying for the death of Texas...
The Stanford Freshmen Who Think They Rule the World
When I was a freshman at Stanford University, I learned to shotgun a beer from a guy in a frat....
The Fake Radicals Stealing Lemons
The late political scientist James C. Scott endorsed what he called “anarchist calisthenics”—the regular practice of small acts of lawbreaking...
Michael Is a Botched Job
Bubbles doesn’t look right. The new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, renders the singer’s pet chimp in CGI, and the result...
Seriously, Tucker Carlson? Come On
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
Since When Is Looting a Form of Virtue Signaling?
In 1785, Immanuel Kant introduced his famous “categorical imperative.” Put simply: Act the way you want others to behave. This...
A Bitter Coda to American Reconstruction
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here....
