Peter Hujar’s Photos Are All the Rage. He’d Be Shocked.
A new biography brings the late photographer’s relationship with the artist Paul Thek to vivid life.
An Extra-Embarrassing White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?
The New Age of Performance Anxiety
With the rise of screen culture, all the world has stage fright.
On Losing a Daughter
The people we were died at the exact moment our child did.
Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle
In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.
Have Accommodations Become an Unfair Advantage in Higher Education?
Readers respond to “Accommodation Nation”
The Aides Keeping the President in the Dark
Donald Trump’s advisers are treating him like he can’t handle the reality of the war in Iran. They might be right—but that fact is a danger to the constitutional order.
The End of the Argument ad Orbánum
America is more resilient than the pessimists think.
San Francisco Solved Metro Vandalism With One Neat Trick
The age of the fare-gate society is here.
DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust
The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.
The Most Tortured Relationship in America
Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.
Atlantic Trivia for April 20, 2026: Free Bread
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.
Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?
Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
Catch
A poem
Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms
Recent images of people enjoying themselves on warm spring days, among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in cities and parks across the Northern Hemisphere
A 13,000-Mile Mission for One Beautiful Loaf
A conversation with Caity Weaver about a completely scientific, totally exhaustive search for America’s best free bread.
The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story
People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.
California’s Blue Armageddon
One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.
Scars
A short story