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January 9, 2026

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How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

David A. Graham

January 8, 2026

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The Military Isn’t MAGA

Adam Serwer

January 7, 2026

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Ideas

What Role Does ‘Wrath’ Play in American Justice?

Paul Rosenzweig

January 3, 2026

Global

The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World

Graeme Wood

January 3, 2026

Global

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

Tom Nichols

January 3, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Atlantic Daily

The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025

David A. Graham

December 29, 2025

Science

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

Brett Simpson

December 26, 2025

Culture

Everything We Know About Rape Is Wrong

Sophie Gilbert

December 22, 2025

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Politics

Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back

Adam Serwer

December 21, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The United States of Donald Trump

David A. Graham

December 19, 2025

Ideas

Rescheduling Marijuana Is an Enormous Mistake

Charles Fain Lehman

December 18, 2025

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Science

The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore

Adam Frank

December 15, 2025

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Ideas

Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care

Jonathan Chait

December 12, 2025

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Politics

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

Toluse Olorunnipa

December 5, 2025

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Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?

Hanna Rosin

December 4, 2025

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The Last Big Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped

David A. Graham

December 2, 2025

Ideas

Accommodation Nation

Rose Horowitch

January 2026 Issue

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Ideas

Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad

Jonathan Chait

November 25, 2025

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Ideas

California Is Tired of Letting People Die

Ethan Brooks

November 24, 2025

Health

Pour One Out for Weed Seltzer

Nicholas Florko

November 21, 2025

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Ideas

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

Quinta Jurecic

November 18, 2025

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20 U.S. Boat Strikes in Three Months

David A. Graham

November 13, 2025

Economy

Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control

Rogé Karma

November 2, 2025

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Politics

The Slow Death of Special Education

Pepper Stetler

November 1, 2025

Politics

What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?

Russell Berman

October 31, 2025

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Politics

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open

Peter Wehner

October 31, 2025

Politics

Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster

Jonathan Chait

October 29, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine

David A. Graham

October 28, 2025

Ideas

The Company Making a Mockery of State Gambling Bans

Marc Novicoff

October 26, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Grants Clemency to One of the World’s Richest Men

Will Gottsegen

October 24, 2025

Podcasts

The Triumphs and Tragedies of the American Revolution

David Frum

October 22, 2025

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Ideas

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

Annie Lowrey

October 10, 2025

America at 250

September 30, 2025

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Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans

How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

The Military Isn’t MAGA

What Role Does ‘Wrath’ Play in American Justice?

The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

Everything We Know About Rape Is Wrong

Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back

The United States of Donald Trump

Rescheduling Marijuana Is an Enormous Mistake

The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore

Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?

The Last Big Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped

Accommodation Nation

Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad

California Is Tired of Letting People Die

Pour One Out for Weed Seltzer

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

20 U.S. Boat Strikes in Three Months

Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control

The Slow Death of Special Education

What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open

Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster

North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine

The Company Making a Mockery of State Gambling Bans

Trump Grants Clemency to One of the World’s Richest Men

The Triumphs and Tragedies of the American Revolution

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Moral Foundation of America

The Judaism I Thought I Knew