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Elon Musk

January 15, 2025

Ideas

What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About

Rogé Karma

January 11, 2025

Technology

Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World

Ali Breland

January 10, 2025

An image of Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, the head of Germany's far-right AfD party

Technology

He’s No Elon Musk

Matteo Wong

January 8, 2025

Photo illustration of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

U.S.

Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington

The Editors

December 21, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Atlantic Daily

The Limits of the GOP Trifecta

Isabel Fattal

December 20, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the podium and Donald Trump stands behind him

Technology

Elon Musk’s X Endgame

Ali Breland

December 20, 2024

An image of Elon Musk in front of the Capitol building

The Atlantic Daily

The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge

Charles Sykes

December 19, 2024

Elon Musk looks down while standing in front of House Speaker Mike Johnson

Politics

Musk Makes a Mess of Congress

Russell Berman

December 19, 2024

Elon Musk standing in front of an American flag

Technology

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 18, 2024

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Technology

Even the Koch Brothers Weren’t This Brazen

Ali Breland

December 9, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

What Can DOGE Do?

Lora Kelley

December 6, 2024

Science

Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

Ross Andersen

December 5, 2024

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Ideas

Trump’s Fans Are Suffering From Tony Soprano Syndrome

Adam Serwer

December 5, 2024

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Ideas

The ‘Mainstream Media’ Has Already Lost

Helen Lewis

January 2025 Issue

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Ideas

Musk and Ramaswamy Are Making a Big Mistake

Nicholas Bagley

December 3, 2024

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Politics

Misogyny Comes Roaring Back

Sophie Gilbert

January 2025 Issue

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Politics

What the Broligarchs Want From Trump

Brooke Harrington

November 24, 2024

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Technology

The Right Has a Bluesky Problem

Ali Breland

November 23, 2024

Politics

Trump Is Building the Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades

Franklin Foer

November 21, 2024

Donald Trump points to the left, with a red bar behind his hand, in this photo illustration.

Ideas

Making Government Efficient Again

Robert P. Beschel Jr.

November 16, 2024

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Technology

AI’s Fingerprints Were All Over the Election

Matteo Wong

November 15, 2024

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Time-Travel Thursdays

The Rise of the Troll

Shan Wang

November 14, 2024

Politics

Brace for the Storm

Eliot A. Cohen

November 14, 2024

Science

What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

Marina Koren

November 13, 2024

In a red image, Elon Musk claps and looks at the camera.

Ideas

The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now

David A. Graham

November 13, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

The Loyalists Are Collecting Their Rewards in Trump’s Cabinet

Tom Nichols

November 12, 2024

Rep. Elise Stefanik waves to the crowd, and a supporter holds up a "Trump Will Fix It" sign

Technology

The Great Conspiracy-Theorist Flip-Flop

Matteo Wong

November 11, 2024

Technology

Bad News

Charlie Warzel

November 8, 2024

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Technology

X Is a White-Supremacist Site

Charlie Warzel

November 5, 2024

Science

MAGA Goes to Mars

Marina Koren

November 5, 2024

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Technology

Musk’s Twitter Is the Blueprint for a MAGA Government

Charlie Warzel

November 4, 2024

Health

The Horseshoe Theory of Psychedelics

Shayla Love

November 1, 2024

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Technology

This Is What $44 Billion Buys You

Charlie Warzel

October 30, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?

Tom Nichols

October 28, 2024

Elon Musk shrugs wearing a MAGA hat in front of an American flag

The Atlantic Daily

Elon Musk Is a New Kind of Political Donor

Lora Kelley

October 24, 2024

Elon Musk stands in front of a giant American flag

Sections

The Print Edition

No More Mr. Tough Guy on China

What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About

Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World

He’s No Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington

The Limits of the GOP Trifecta

Elon Musk’s X Endgame

The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge

Musk Makes a Mess of Congress

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Even the Koch Brothers Weren’t This Brazen

What Can DOGE Do?

Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

Trump’s Fans Are Suffering From Tony Soprano Syndrome

The ‘Mainstream Media’ Has Already Lost

Musk and Ramaswamy Are Making a Big Mistake

Misogyny Comes Roaring Back

What the Broligarchs Want From Trump

The Right Has a Bluesky Problem

Trump Is Building the Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades

Making Government Efficient Again

AI’s Fingerprints Were All Over the Election

The Rise of the Troll

Brace for the Storm

What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now

The Loyalists Are Collecting Their Rewards in Trump’s Cabinet

The Great Conspiracy-Theorist Flip-Flop

Bad News

X Is a White-Supremacist Site

MAGA Goes to Mars

Musk’s Twitter Is the Blueprint for a MAGA Government

The Horseshoe Theory of Psychedelics

This Is What $44 Billion Buys You

Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?

Elon Musk Is a New Kind of Political Donor