The Thrill of Childhood Rituals
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to...
The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe
Editor’s Note: Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss growing opposition to President Trump’s attacks on Iran...
The Romance of the Gas-Station Sign
Adorning urban intersections and rising high at countryside interstate exits, the gas-station sign announces the mood of the consumer economy....
A Shot to Lose Weight, Then a Pill to Keep It Off
By most measures, the new GLP-1 pills are underwhelming. Earlier this month, the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly debuted a weight-loss...
Iran Could Be America’s Next Vietnam
The prediction that Iran will be America’s next Vietnam—a moral catastrophe, an abyss into which money and lives have been...
Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
The Real Heist in Steven Soderbergh’s New Movie
Julian Sklar spends most of his workday performing on camera. Not for anyone important; the cantankerous artist (played by Ian...
Donald Trump Is No Longer a Chad
Since 2015, Donald Trump has been an apex predator on the internet. His social-media posts have caused geopolitical crises (we’ll...
The Writers Who Can’t Let Go of the South
This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for...
How Fake People Became Real Influencers
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube On this week’s Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined by New...
Viktor Orbán Could Actually Lose
Viktor Orbán is the closest thing in Europe to a prime minister for life. He has served four consecutive terms...
How Alito Became the Angry Man of the Supreme Court
Samuel Alito’s inclinations have not been hard to discern lately. At the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship earlier this...
A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known
Galileo Galilei, one of the first people to see the moon through a telescope, described it using what he knew...
The Iran War Showed a New Side of Pope Leo
Catholics didn’t take long to conclude that Pope Leo XIV would be an unassuming leader. In contrast with the voluble...
Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire
NASAThe Artemis II crew—(clockwise from left) mission specialist Christina Koch, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman, and pilot Victor...
