Pete Hegseth

April 14, 2026

A stained-glass window of King David wearing a crown and playing a hand harp

Radio Atlantic

Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran

Adam Harris

April 9, 2026

Donald Trump holds a news conference with military officials on the mission to rescue a downed airman in Iran.

Ideas

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

Adam Serwer

April 8, 2026

An image of Pete Hegseth speaking to a group of military personnel

Politics

Hegseth’s War on America’s Military

Tom Nichols

April 2, 2026

National Security

An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War

Missy Ryan, Nancy A. Youssef, and Sarah Fitzpatrick

April 2, 2026

a photo of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Ideas

Lions Led by Donkeys

Eliot A. Cohen

April 1, 2026

Health

MAHA Has Been Given an Impossible Task

Tom Bartlett

March 30, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling

Tom Nichols

March 30, 2026

Ideas

The Lecture I Couldn’t Give

Kori Schake

March 22, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photos of airplanes flying, Pete Hegseth saluting, and a reimagined version of the painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware”

Humor

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

Alexandra Petri

March 20, 2026

trump's face with hands clapping around it

Ideas

Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing

Jonathan Chait

March 13, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photograph of Pete Hegseth behind a microphone and images of people waving American flags behind him

Ideas

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 13, 2026

Collage with an oil-tanker explosion, Mojtaba Khamenei's face, and maps of the Strait of Hormuz

National Security

The Pentagon’s Lawyers Are Now Under Review

Sarah Fitzpatrick and Missy Ryan

March 12, 2026

A black-and-white illustration of Pete Hegseth, multiplied into three busts, and the American flag on the left

Culture

Just Don’t Say the W-Word

Gal Beckerman

March 10, 2026

Crop of an official seal with an eagle holding arrows with the word "War" showing.

National Security

The Pentagon Cut Its Civilian Safeguards Before the Iran War

Missy Ryan

March 9, 2026

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, a mourner sprays flower petals on the coffins of children who were killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran's Hormozgan province during a funeral in Minab on March 3, 2026.

National Security

The Pete Hegseth Exception

Jeffrey Goldberg

April 2026 Issue

photo of Pete Hegseth's head next to his text 'We are currently clean on OPSEC. Godspeed to our Warriors.' Photo of John Ratclilffe's head and his text: 'A good start.' Photo of Michael Waltz's head with text of fist, U.S. flag, and fire emoji.

Ideas

Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off

Ken Harbaugh

March 7, 2026

A photo-illustration showing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei beside a green upward-facing arrow and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman beside a red downward-facing arrow

Ideas

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence

Tom Nichols

March 6, 2026

Illustration of Donald Trump pointing to the right while fighter jets fly to the left against a red and blue background.

National Security

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Isabel Ruehl

March 6, 2026

Trump in USA white baseball camp and American flags

Politics

Pete Hegseth’s Moral Unseriousness

Peter Wehner

March 6, 2026

Ideas

U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot

Phillips Payson O’Brien

March 5, 2026

Photograph of the backs of US soldiers in camouflage.

The Atlantic Daily

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem

Tom Nichols

March 4, 2026

Technology

Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon

Ross Andersen

March 1, 2026

Photo illustration of Pete Hegseth and drones

Ideas

The Real Reason Anthropic Wants Guardrails

Thomas Wright

February 27, 2026

Illustration showing Hegseth's face over an aerial image of the Pentagon

The Atlantic Daily

Anthropic Takes a Stand

Will Gottsegen

February 26, 2026

Ideas

The High-Stakes Fight Between Hegseth and Anthropic

Idrees Kahloon

February 26, 2026

A photograph of Pete Hegseth scowling with various other suited figures behind him.

Technology

This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

Ross Andersen

February 25, 2026

Illustration of a UFO above a forest scene, pulling three large dice with a tractor beam

National Security

Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks

Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan

February 17, 2026

A color photograph of Pete Hegseth speaking in front of uniformed soldiers on a cloudy day; four American flags are seen in the background.

Ideas

Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard

Tom Nichols

February 9, 2026

Pete Hegseth talks behind microphones while he makes a fist with his right hand

Humor

Finally, a Halftime Show That Represents Real America!

Alexandra Petri

February 9, 2026

National Security

The Mark Kelly Case Is Bigger Than It Seems

Missy Ryan

February 9, 2026

National Security

Pete Hegseth Delights in Violence

Missy Ryan

February 2, 2026

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth giving a speech with teleprompters behind a glass barrier, while a crowd of uniformed troops stand in the background

Ideas

Pete Hegseth Should Stay Out of Minneapolis

Tom Nichols

January 24, 2026

Health

America’s Real ‘Secretary of War’

Benjamin Mazer

January 23, 2026

black and white photograph of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with a blurry figure in the foreground

Radio Atlantic

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Hanna Rosin

January 8, 2026

Ideas

Trump’s Heathen Heart

Eliot A. Cohen

January 7, 2026

Photograph of Donald Trump and a military officer at a press conference

Sections

The Print Edition

Hegseth’s Unholy War

Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran

Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military

Hegseth’s War on America’s Military

An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War

Lions Led by Donkeys

MAHA Has Been Given an Impossible Task

Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling

The Lecture I Couldn’t Give

We’d Be Winning This War if It Weren’t for Your Coverage

Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

The Pentagon’s Lawyers Are Now Under Review

Just Don’t Say the W-Word

The Pentagon Cut Its Civilian Safeguards Before the Iran War

The Pete Hegseth Exception

Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales

Pete Hegseth’s Moral Unseriousness

U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem

Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon

The Real Reason Anthropic Wants Guardrails

Anthropic Takes a Stand

The High-Stakes Fight Between Hegseth and Anthropic

This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks

Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard

Finally, a Halftime Show That Represents Real America!

The Mark Kelly Case Is Bigger Than It Seems

Pete Hegseth Delights in Violence

Pete Hegseth Should Stay Out of Minneapolis

America’s Real ‘Secretary of War’

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Trump’s Heathen Heart