John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Press Room

The Atlantic Hires Kelsey Ables, Janay Kingsberry, Will Oremus, and Matt Viser as Staff Writers

March 30, 2026

From left: Kelsey Ables (photo by Kelly Kasulis Cho), Janay Kingsberry (photo by Marvin Joseph), Will Oremus, Matt Viser

Culture

The Bill Maher Effect

Jonathan L. Fischer

March 28, 2026

Culture

Trump’s Giant Face Is Everywhere

Gal Beckerman

March 23, 2026

A banner with Trump's face on it blows in the wind

Culture

Not So Fast, Bill Maher

Jonathan L. Fischer and Ashley Parker

March 20, 2026

From left to right: Donald Trump (in black and white), Bill Maher (in color), and Mark Twain (in black and white)

Culture

Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell

Jonathan L. Fischer

March 14, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

The ‘You Can’t Fire Me—I Quit’ Presidency

David A. Graham

February 12, 2026

Podcasts

The Meaning of Melania

Hanna Rosin

February 7, 2026

Culture

This Is Not the Kennedy Center

Lily Meyer

February 4, 2026

Image of the audience at the Kennedy Center

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center

David A. Graham

February 2, 2026

Ideas

The Show Won’t Go On

Jonathan Chait

December 30, 2025

Culture

What the U.S. Could Learn From an Irish Theater

Talya Zax

December 23, 2025

Ideas

The Pitiful Childishness of Donald Trump

Eliot A. Cohen

December 21, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The United States of Donald Trump

David A. Graham

December 19, 2025

Humor

Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors

Alexandra Petri

December 8, 2025

trump in kennedy center honors awards show illustration

Culture

What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center

Megan Garber

June 12, 2025

Donald Trump juxtaposed with a flag of Cosette from Les Miserables, in a red-white-blue-and-black collage

Books

The Real Message Behind Les Misérables

Graham Robb

June 9, 2025

Photo of a man in a suit clapping with a huge red flag in the foreground, covering half his face.

Politics

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer

May 6, 2025

Photo of Donald Trump walking on a red carpet in a theater

Culture

Why I Played the Kennedy Center

Ryan Miller

April 10, 2025

Politics

The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel

Marc Novicoff

March 21, 2025

Books

Why the Trump Administration Canceled Me

Elaine Weiss

March 6, 2025

A photograph of a woman meeting President Jimmy Carter, with big wiping circles covering it.

Ideas

America’s Cultural Revolution

Stephen Marche

March 3, 2025

An old-fashioned TV set superimposed on the head of a man in a suit

Politics

Why MAGA Likes Andrew Tate

David Frum

February 28, 2025

An illustration of Andrew Tate wearing a MAGA cap

Culture

America Now Has a Minister of Culture

Gal Beckerman

February 25, 2025

A photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and a silhouette of Donald Trump superimposed on a photo of the Kennedy Center.

Politics

Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

February 8, 2025

A silhouette of Donald Trump descending stairs

Politics

Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

February 7, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

The Atlantic Hires Kelsey Ables, Janay Kingsberry, Will Oremus, and Matt Viser as Staff Writers

The Bill Maher Effect

Trump’s Giant Face Is Everywhere

Not So Fast, Bill Maher

Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell

The ‘You Can’t Fire Me—I Quit’ Presidency

The Meaning of Melania

This Is Not the Kennedy Center

Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center

The Show Won’t Go On

What the U.S. Could Learn From an Irish Theater

The Pitiful Childishness of Donald Trump

The United States of Donald Trump

Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors

What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center

The Real Message Behind Les Misérables

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

Why I Played the Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel

Why the Trump Administration Canceled Me

America’s Cultural Revolution

Why MAGA Likes Andrew Tate

America Now Has a Minister of Culture

Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating

Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center