How a SIDS Study Became a Media Train Wreck
An inspiring research project went viral for the wrong reasons.
The Problem With Wills
A striking proportion of Americans doesn’t have one. Nontraditional families are left uniquely vulnerable.
What It Would Take to See the World Completely Differently
The marine biologist Rachel Carson saw immense value in helping the public cultivate a sense of...
The Defiant Strangeness of Werner Herzog
The director brings his signature theme—adventurers who share his quixotic compulsions—to his debut novel.
The Commons: Absolute Power
Readers respond to our April 2022 cover story and more.
There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion
Caution and epistemic humility can guide our approach.
Don’t Make Your Own Formula
How parents should, and should not, manage the shortage
The Biggest Threat to Putin’s Control of Crimea
Crimean Tatars have long helped shape Ukraine’s sense of self as a vibrant multiethnic, multiconfessional, multilingual...
Readers Offer Their Moral Dilemmas
Would you press a button to eradicate cancer if 20 percent more marriages would end in...
Scenes From Svalbard
Recent images of the landscapes and inhabitants of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public
I found on nearly every page of the manifesto evidence of profound moral deformity.
The Atlantic Expands Books Coverage and Announces an Imprint With Independent Publisher Zando
Atlantic Editions will publish a series of books by Atlantic writers. Today’s Books relaunch features cover...
The Atlantic’s June Cover Story: “Chasing Joan Didion”
Caitlin Flanagan asks the greatest question of Didion’s lifetime: What was it that gave her such...
Actually, Summer Is Not Tomorrow
Lizzie and Kaitlyn lose money on the Kentucky Derby, but win compliments on a bagel-shaped cake.
Introducing an Expanded Books Section
This magazine has always been a destination for great writers and for those who love literature....
The America That Killed George Floyd
In a new biography of the man whose murder sparked massive protests, two reporters tell a...
The Arrested Development of Geoff Dyer
In The Last Days of Roger Federer, Geoff Dyer writes about what happens when creative geniuses...
21 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have picked books to transport you, surprise you, and inspire you.
White Power, White Violence
A manifesto is not something to be ignored; it’s a playbook for the next attack.
The Frenetic Basketball Nostalgia of Winning Time
Three basketball-loving writers discuss the first season of HBO’s controversial series about the 1980s Lakers.
'SNL' Couldn’t Be Bothered
In its penultimate episode of the season, the show delivered a sleepy collection of surface-level sketches.
A ‘Lone-Wolf’ Shooter Has an Online Pack
Even when a shooter acts alone, their ideology is often shared.
When a Right Becomes a Privilege
The main difference between the women who will make it to an abortion provider in a...
How Public Health Failed America
The U.S. clearly failed to heed expert advice, but there’s plenty of blame to go around.
America’s Gun Plague
Hatred alone is not an American phenomenon—easy access to deadly weapons is.
The Imprisoned Egyptian Activist Who Never Stopped Campaigning for His Country’s Future
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s writings reveal where the revolution lost steam, and how to rebuild its momentum.
We’ve Never Been Good at Feeding Babies
America’s current crisis has been in the works for decades.
Alex Garland Knows You Might Hate 'Men'
The director’s new horror film will probably alienate some viewers, but that was a risk he...
The Abortion Debate Is Suddenly About ‘People,’ Not ‘Women’
What progressives lose when they won’t name the group most affected by abortion bans.
The Power of Laughing at Russia
‘If you are a good comedian in the U.S., you can have a late-night show. If...
Is a Common Virus Suddenly Causing Liver Failure in Kids?
No one knows exactly why hundreds of kids have shown up with hepatitis, but investigators have...
Open Now: A Forest for the Trees
Immersive art show from Glenn Kaino, The Atlantic, and Superblue creates a hidden forest in downtown...
Nine Worrying Signs About the Economy
Is the U.S. destined to have a recession in 2022?
The Allure of the Campus Novel
Why schools provide such fertile ground for fiction: Your weekly guide to the best in books
The Clearest Account Yet of How Trump’s Team Botched the Pandemic
Deborah Birx’s Silent Invasion offers more detail and nuance than any other pandemic book.
The Swing Voters in the Culture War
Persuadable people are out there, if Democrats just know where to look.
A Mathematical Formula for the Right Time to Show Up at a Party
We made an interactive calculator—with help from a mathematician—that bypasses the confusion about what “fashionably late”...
The U.S. Is About to Make a Big Gamble on Our Next COVID Winter
Experts are expected to choose a vaccine recipe for the fall, when Omicron may or may...
The Abortion Policy Most Americans Want
I dug into the numbers, and found that views were more straightforward than I thought—and the...
Why the Right Went Quiet on Ukrainian Refugees
And what that reveals about attitudes toward Afghan refugees
Escape From Hong Kong
Three prodemocracy activists on the run from Beijing, three wild and bizarre journeys to—and through—America
'Knocked Up' and the American Impulse to Edit Out Abortion
How the comedy, now 15 years old, foresaw Roe’s looming tragedies
What’s the Point of Going to Brett Kavanaugh’s House?
Demonstrators have largely given up on changing the Supreme Court justices’ minds. But they’re still showing...
Behold, the Bottomless Pit Holding Everything Together
Astronomers have captured the Milky Way’s supermassive, mysterious abyss, 27,000 light-years from Earth.
Did James Parsons Kill His Wife?
A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted?