Atlantic Trivia for April 2, 2026: Missions to the Moon
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.
Rachel Carson Has Known the Ocean
Her journey to the hidden depths of the sea invites a new way of seeing.
Pam Bondi Couldn’t Possibly Succeed
She did what Donald Trump wanted her to do. That turned out to be part of the problem.
Twilight of the ‘Cougar’
Recent depictions of May-December relationships are challenging cliché notions about women who date younger men.
Don’t Mess With the Housewives of Ukraine
My interview with a tank maker provoked fury and memes—including from Zelensky.
What the Birthright Case Is Really About
Do we want to be the America of John C. Calhoun or Frederick Douglass?
The Manosphere Feels Betrayed
The Epstein files, Alex Pretti, now Iran?
Trump’s Cozy Transportation Secretary
Sean Duffy is partnering with the industries he regulates in new ways.
The Intellectual Right Is Mad at the Mess It’s Made
Conservatives are criticizing influencers for going too far.
A Private Company Wants to Block the Sun, Responsibly
Stardust sold geoengineering to investors. Now it needs to sell it to the public.
Hitler’s Edifice Complex
He was obsessed with adding an expensive new wing to the Reich chancellery, part of his grandiose architectural ambitions for the nation’s capital.
We’re All Real Housewives Now
Bravo’s signature reality-TV show is a shorthand for a certain flavor of petty drama—and a way that many people now live.
Young People Are Falling Behind, but Not Because of AI
The case that AI is already stealing young people’s jobs is based on a statistical mirage.
The Album That Made Me Fall Back in Love With Heavy Metal
Neurosis’s new record makes the right kind of noise to stand out in this overwhelming moment.
How the Left Accidentally Bolstered the Nativist Right
By dismissing the distinction between legal and illegal immigration as bogus, advocates signaled that they would not defend it.
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech
His address raised more questions than it answered about the war in Iran.
Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?
On the ground at the Trump era’s most important space launch
Trump’s Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere
The scandal is that the case got this far.
Public Anger Is Rising
Even TMZ is channeling the national discontent.
What Tracy Kidder Stood For
His deep, immersive writing had moral stakes and changed people’s lives.