Why Would Anyone Run a Marathon

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/25/25 at 6:00am

People enjoy difficult things This is puzzling to psychology

Politicians Think Youre Dumb Are They Right

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/25/25 at 5:00am

A striking new study reveals that elected officials have a far more pessimistic view of voter behavior than do citizens themselves

Jeffrey Goldberg on the Group Chat That Broke the Internet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 8:50pm

What happened when Trump officials accidentally texted him their war plans

A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 5:31pm

How The Atlantics editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen

The United States of Fear

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 4:02pm

For anyone whos in the presidents crosshairsor who could beits the dominant emotion of Trumps second term

The Lesson Snow White Should Teach Disney

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 1:32pm

The studios latest live-action remake shows hints of couragebut only hints

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 11:06am

US national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen I didnt think it could be real Then the bo...

Putting a Splintered Life Back Together

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 10:00am

Wildcat Domes characters cant escape the calamities that marked their livesand their countrys history

The Return of Meat

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 7:00am

Plant-based eating has lost its appeal

How the Closet Really Works

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 6:30am

In Emily St Jamess new novel three trans women figure out what life to liveand what to sacrifice for it

The Judiciarys Last Stand

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 6:17am

Trumps campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically

Trumps Dream Logic

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 6:00am

That is what the American experience is beginning to feel like in 2025 not as if we are living in President Donald Trumps reality but as if ...

QAnon for Tariffs

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 6:00am

The wild Trump theory making the rounds on Wall Street

Can One Man Hold Syria Together

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/24/25 at 4:00am

A former jihadist has remade himself in a bid to remake a scarred and divided country

An Impossible Disease Outbreak in the Alps

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/23/25 at 7:30am

In one tiny town more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS Why

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/23/25 at 7:00am

For most people the courts will continue to operate as usualuntil they dont

When the KKK Came to DC

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/23/25 at 6:00am

Revisiting a 1925 march through the eyes of Black newspapers

The Twitter Files Took Over the Government

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/23/25 at 5:00am

Online fantasies are now an excuse to take apart the government

What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 11:00am

A bunch of peoples Social Security numbers

What Does Constitutional Crisis Mean

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 9:19am

Panelists joined to discuss Donald Trumps standoff with the judicial branch and his move to shut down the Department of Education

The Careless People Won

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 9:00am

A controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era

The Americans Who Want Out

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 8:00am

Rich foreigners dont want to pay to come here as much as rich Americans want to pay to live abroad

The Beauty and Weirdness of the E-bike

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 8:00am

The machines can add joy to ones life but theyre not for everyone

Conan OBrien Understands Himself Better Than Anyone

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/22/25 at 7:00am

The late-night TV veteran has built his comedy career on always sticking to his guns

Are States the Right Check on the Federal Government

The Atlantic [Feed] on 3/21/25 at 3:19pm

Whats legal for the goose is also legal for the gander

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