The Atlantic Daily

Beware the Lidless Toilet

An early-pandemic theory of COVID transmission now seems dubious. But there are other reasons to fear the toilet plume.

• Kelli María Korducki
• February 9, 2023

The Legal Decision That Could Rewrite the Abortion Battle—Again

This week, abortion advocates and opponents alike have their eyes trained on Texas.

• Isabel Fattal
• February 8, 2023

The Midlife Renaissance of Women in Hollywood

Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Coolidge are part of a generation of performers forcing the public to reckon with the way women’s stories have been told.

• Kelli María Korducki
• February 7, 2023

The GOP Has a 2024 Problem

Does anyone want to be president?

• Isabel Fattal
• February 6, 2023

The High Tension and Pure Camp of Jurassic Park

Jane Yong Kim’s culture picks include the dinosaur blockbuster and a wild-swimming travelogue.

• Kelli María Korducki
• February 5, 2023

Society Needs Scary Computer Games

I am Player One, and I am always ready.

• Tom Nichols
• February 3, 2023

Czech Voters Deal a Blow to Populism

The election of Petr Pavel is important to Czechs—and to Americans.

• Tom Nichols
• February 2, 2023

How America Lost Its Grip on Reality

Life in the metaverse is fueling conspiracies across America.

• Kelli María Korducki
• February 1, 2023

How Memphis’s Policing Strategy Went So Wrong

David A. Graham discusses what he saw and heard in the city after video footage was released of Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating by police.

• Isabel Fattal
• January 31, 2023

Florida Has a Right to Destroy its Universities

If Ron DeSantis wants to gut Florida’s public colleges, that’s up to Floridians.

• Tom Nichols
• January 30, 2023

A Debut Novel That’s Not to Be Missed

Clint Smith’s culture picks include Fatimah Asghar’s first book of fiction and a sad song by Boyz II Men.

• Nick Catucci
• January 29, 2023

Yes, You Have to Be Smart to Play Jeopardy

But it’s a peculiar kind of smart.

• Tom Nichols
• January 27, 2023

‘Unfortunate Family’

Mass shootings like the ones in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shatter communities—and swell the number of those united by grief.

• Isabel Fattal
• January 26, 2023

The GOP Is a Circus, Not a Caucus

The speaker pays off his debts to the extremist base.

• Tom Nichols
• January 25, 2023

The Tech-Layoff ‘Contagion’

Tens of thousands of people have been laid off from large tech and media companies in the past 12 months. The reasons for this are not obvious.

• Isabel Fattal
• January 24, 2023

To Defend Civilization, Defeat Russia

Ukraine needs any weapon its troops can learn to use, including tanks, to hold the line on the international order and the world’s safety.

• Tom Nichols
• January 23, 2023

The Perfect Popcorn Movie

John Hendrickson’s culture picks include the unsung heroes of the turn-of-the-millennium New York rock renaissance and a 1993 blockbuster that was among the last of its kind.

• Nick Catucci
• January 22, 2023

The Oscars Contenders You Need to See

Shirley Li on what makes a good awards-show speech, the potential nominees to watch, and the movies that shouldn’t be overlooked

• Isabel Fattal
• January 20, 2023

Is Political Violence on the Rise in America?

In a worrying sign, an election denier allegedly masterminded a series of shootings in New Mexico.

• Isabel Fattal
• January 19, 2023

The Coming GOP Inquisition

Biden’s classified documents, the “weaponization of the federal government,” and other new targets for House investigations

• Russell Berman
• January 18, 2023